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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has Chota lied to the other players about?
(a) Chota's ability as a hockey player.
(b) The source of their equipment.
(c) Bakha's caste.
(d) Ram Charan's mother.

3. When Bakha returns home, what does it seem to him his father has been doing all day?
(a) Grooming himself.
(b) Gambling with friends.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Ruminating on his children's failings.

4. How much money was Gulabo given for her daughter's hand in marriage?
(a) 50 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 2,000 rupees.
(d) 1,000 rupees.

5. What do both Bakha's earlier dreams and his experience at the wedding demonstrate about him?
(a) He depends on his friends to keep him grounded.
(b) He enjoys the stimulation of being with a crowd.
(c) He is sometimes narrow-minded and judgmental.
(d) He is emotionally responsive to music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Bakha think that the hockey stick is "the best stick that had been manufactured in the world" (95)?

2. Why does Bakha think that his father will not object to his leaving if he says he is going to see Ram Charan's sister's wedding?

3. What is Bakha asking for when he shouts up at the houses from the street?

4. How old is Ram Charan's sister?

5. What does Bakha anticipate his father's reaction will be if he tells him about his day's problems?

Short Essay Questions

1. Although Bakha is honored by Charat Singh's actions, in what sense are they also condescending and dismissive of Bakha's humanity?

2. What game does Bakha remember playing with his friends and Ram Charan's sister when they were young children?

3. Describe some of the common elements in Bakha's dreams when he falls asleep in the alley.

4. What is the function of the passage of description of Bakha's family's outdoor kitchen?

5. When Bakha is on his way to see Charat Singh about the hockey stick, what strange feeling does he have about the errand?

6. How does the younger of the babu's sons end up getting injured?

7. What causes Bakha to tell his father about his morning's misadventures, and how does his father react?

8. What is the significance of Bakha asking Ram Charan to toss him a sugar plum instead of taking it himself?

9. What excuse does Bakha give for not bringing more food home, and how does his father's reply make him feel?

10. How does Chota react differently to Bakha's stories about the priest and the woman at the alley house?

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