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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bakha think Ram Charan's sister looked like as a child?
(a) An owl.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A goat.
(d) A wild dog.

2. Why is Lakha so eager to talk to the town's families about when their daughters will get married?
(a) He wants to find Bakha a wife.
(b) He looks forward to the scraps from the wedding feast.
(c) He is hoping to get extra work during the wedding festivities.
(d) He is looking for a wife for himself.

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

4. How does Bakha feel about Charat Singh, most of the time?
(a) He wishes that Charat Singh were his father.
(b) He is nervous about the man's temper.
(c) He admires Charat Singh and is grateful to him.
(d) He is suspicious of Charat Singh's motives.

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

6. What is unfair about the babu's wife's reaction to her son's injury?
(a) She assumes that Bakha is the one who hurt him.
(b) She demands that Bakha be struck with a rock in return.
(c) She assumes that Bakha hurt the child on purpose.
(d) She demands that Bakha be arrested for assault.

7. What point does Bakha take away from the story his father tells about when Bakha was gravely ill as a child?
(a) The caste system is designed to get rid of as many outcastes as possible.
(b) His mother is really the only one who genuinely loved Bakha.
(c) His father should have done more to try to help him.
(d) The upper caste doctor was initially willing to just let Bakha die.

8. What do all of the stories about the solar topee have in common?
(a) They stress the authority of the sahibs.
(b) They point out corruption in the military.
(c) They create respect for the rule of law.
(d) They highlight economic inequality in India.

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

10. 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 is shy about doing it in public.
(c) He wants his mother to bribe him with sweets.
(d) He does not want to be near an outcaste.

11. What is the "pleasantest surprise" Bakha receives when he nears Ram Charan's home (77)?
(a) Ram Charan's sister smiles at him.
(b) Chota is there.
(c) There is an English band.
(d) Gulabo greets him warmly.

12. When Rakha taunts Bakha and refuses to give up the broom, how does Bakha feel?
(a) He is filled with jealousy over his father's favoritism.
(b) He worries that Rakha's personality will isolate him from others.
(c) He is shocked at the wave of hatred he feels for his brother.
(d) He thinks Rakha is just being a child and still loves him.

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

14. What is Lakha's point in telling the story about when Bakha was gravely ill as a child?
(a) He loves Bakha more than it seems like he does.
(b) The caste system can seem unfair, but eventually everyone gets what they deserve.
(c) The upper castes can be good people who try to help the outcastes.
(d) He has done a lot for Bakha and deserves better treatment from his son.

15. What do Bakha's thoughts about Emperor Jehangir's invention reveal?
(a) His fascination with modernity will always interfere with his ability to fit into his surroundings.
(b) He is frustrated with the amount of time he has to spend waiting to get people's attention.
(c) His awareness of the injustice in his world is growing rapidly.
(d) He is smarter and more curious than he is generally given credit for.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he is thrown out of his house, what irony does Bakha see in his father's behavior?

2. What is implied by Bakha's feeling like a "giant" when he looks back at the outcastes' colony after fleeing his home?

3. What does Bakha stop to do on his way home from the hockey game?

4. Why does Bakha decide it would be best not to let Ram Charan know about the hockey stick?

5. What is a "sadhu"?

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