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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bakha decide it would be best not to let Ram Charan know about the hockey stick?
(a) Ram Charan might tell Lakha about how Bakha has spent the afternoon.
(b) Ram Charan might go to Charat Singh and ask for a similar hockey stick.
(c) Ram Charan might try to steal the stick for himself.
(d) Ram Charan might tease him about it and spoil the joy of the gift.

2. What sweet does Ram Charan bring from his sister's wedding to share with his friends?
(a) Candied pumpkin.
(b) Modaks.
(c) Laddus.
(d) Sugar plums.

3. What does the first woman in the alley houses repeatedly tell Bakha?
(a) She wishes she had more to offer him.
(b) She hopes that he will die.
(c) She is sorry about the death of his mother.
(d) She will call the police if he does not leave.

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

5. What advice does the second woman in the alley houses offer Bakha?
(a) He should not sit on people's doorsteps.
(b) He should remember to announce his presence.
(c) He should be careful how he speaks to people.
(d) He should call later in the day if he expects food.

6. What word does Colonel Hutchinson object to Bakha using to describe him?
(a) Padre.
(b) Havildar.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Sahib.

7. What is Bakha asking for when he shouts up at the houses from the street?
(a) Bread.
(b) Water.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Coins.

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

9. What is a "solar topee" (86)?
(a) A sash.
(b) A jacket.
(c) A helmet.
(d) A turban.

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

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) There is an English band.
(c) Chota is there.
(d) Gulabo greets him warmly.

12. Why does Rakha feel safe from Bakha's criticism?
(a) Rakha is the elder brother.
(b) He knows the Bakha is only teasing.
(c) Rakha is stronger and bigger than Bakha.
(d) Their father favors him.

13. What does Bakha criticize his brother for when they are eating?
(a) Eating with dirty hands.
(b) Dropping food on the floor.
(c) Being greedy with the food.
(d) Chewing with his mouth open.

14. How is Bakha feeling when he first arrives and surveys the happy wedding crowd?
(a) Jovial and relaxed.
(b) Afraid and self-conscious.
(c) Tired and apathetic.
(d) Envious and angry.

15. 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 is hoping to get extra work during the wedding festivities.
(c) He is looking for a wife for himself.
(d) He looks forward to the scraps from the wedding feast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator note is ironic about Charat Singh's exclamation "Oh, work, work, blow work!" (91)?

2. What does Bakha think Ram Charan's sister looked like as a child?

3. What does his trip to the kitchen cause Bakha to remember?

4. What are the "ghats by the waterside" (76)?

5. When Rakha taunts Bakha and refuses to give up the broom, how does Bakha feel?

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