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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 does Charat Singh send Bakha to fetch in the kitchen?
(a) Tea.
(b) Food.
(c) A towel.
(d) Coals.

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

3. What instruction does Charat Singh give Bakha about the hockey stick?
(a) He should treat it very carefully and ensure it is not damaged.
(b) He should practice with it before trying to use it in a game.
(c) He should show it to his father so that his father will be proud of how well-liked Bakha is.
(d) He should hide it under his coat and not tell anyone about the gift.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "pleasantest surprise" Bakha receives when he nears Ram Charan's home (77)?

2. What does the word "Jernel" mean?

3. Who is Colonel Hutchinson?

4. Whom does Bakha see working in the river on his way to Ram Charan's sister's wedding?

5. What caste does the cook assume Bakha is a member of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stories about Charat Singh's hockey career does Bakha think about while he is waiting for Charat Singh to appear?

2. Despite his hunger, how does Bakha end up too nauseated to eat the food his brother brings home?

3. Why do the sweepers all spend so much time outdoors, even when they are not working?

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

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 Bakha react to Chota's suggestion that the friends "catch hold" of the priest one day (84)?

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

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

9. What surprises Bakha about the hockey stick Charat Singh gives him, and how does he react?

10. What does Bakha tell himself about his decision to go to Ram Charan's sister's wedding, and what are his true motives?

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