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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ram Charan's sister?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

2. What word does Lakha use to address the doctor in his story?
(a) Babu.
(b) Sahib.
(c) Pandit.
(d) Hakim.

3. Why does Bakha think that it is unlikely he will be able to lie to his father about the morning's events?
(a) Rakha will have already hurried home to tell his father.
(b) The priest will have already sent a complaint to his father.
(c) His father will have already asked Sohini why she is home early.
(d) Gossip spreads quickly in the outcastes' colony.

4. What does Bakha discover about the stick that Charat Singh gave the babu's younger son?
(a) It is clearly one that Charat Singh used in many games.
(b) It is a higher-quality stick.
(c) It is nearly identical to his own.
(d) It is much too large for the boy to use.

5. What does the text refer to as the "noblest part of the body" (88)?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The hands.
(c) The heart.
(d) The head.

6. When Bakha gets home, where is he told that his brother has gone?
(a) To clean the latrines.
(b) To Ram Charan's sister's wedding.
(c) To beg for food in the barracks.
(d) To play hockey.

7. What does Rakha say he will kill Bakha for?
(a) Failing to protect his sister.
(b) Touching the broom.
(c) Refusing to clean the latrines.
(d) The way Bakha speaks to him.

8. What does Charat Singh have that is "mounted with gold" (91)?
(a) A hockey trophy.
(b) An ammunition belt.
(c) Eyeglasses.
(d) False teeth.

9. Whom does Bakha see working in the river on his way to Ram Charan's sister's wedding?
(a) Washermen.
(b) Fishermen.
(c) Water-carriers.
(d) Boatmen.

10. What caste does the cook assume Bakha is a member of?
(a) Washermen.
(b) Water-carriers.
(c) Sweepers.
(d) Grass-cutters.

11. What does the word "Jernel" mean?
(a) Sweeper.
(b) General.
(c) Friend.
(d) Groom.

12. How does the narrator characterize Bakha's response to nature?
(a) It is exaggerated.
(b) It is spontaneous.
(c) It is artificial.
(d) It is superficial.

13. Why does the little boy refuse to come down into the alley to defecate?
(a) He thinks it is a rude way to treat Bakha.
(b) He does not want to be near an outcaste.
(c) He wants his mother to bribe him with sweets.
(d) He is shy about doing it in public.

14. What does the narrator note is ironic about Charat Singh's exclamation "Oh, work, work, blow work!" (91)?
(a) He was angry at Bakha that morning for neglecting his work.
(b) He has just scolded the cook for this same attitude.
(c) He is well-known as a hard worker.
(d) Charat Singh's life does not really include much hard work.

15. Why does Bakha feel sympathy for the younger of the babu's sons?
(a) He knows that the babu favors his older son.
(b) He knows how desperate the little boy is to play in the game.
(c) He knows that the little boy gets into trouble for spending time with Bakha.
(d) He knows that the boy's older brother often neglects him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Bakha decided that asking one of the NCO's for the solar topee is impractical?

2. What is Bakha trying to figure out when he is on his way to the kitchen and asks himself "Is it wet or dry?" (92)?

3. Why does Bakha think there is a chance that Ram Charan will have skipped his sister's wedding?

4. How does Chota wake Bakha when Bakha falls asleep by the spring?

5. What point does Bakha take away from the story his father tells about when Bakha was gravely ill as a child?

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