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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Bakha staring at when he hears the man complaining that Bakha has bumped into him?
2. What does the narrator explain with the phrase "set a thief to catch a thief" (38)?
3. What does the passage about the cheap nickel jewelry reveal about Bakha?
4. After he is finally free of the crowd in the street, what does Bakha suddenly realize is at the root of all of his problems?
5. What is a tonga-wallah?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Bakha's initial reaction to the man who accuses him of bumping him on the street.
2. What seeming contradictions does Bakha notice in the treatment of cows?
3. What rhetorical purpose is served by the long passage in which Pundit Kali Nath thinks about all of the foods he has recently eaten?
4. How does the incident with the crowd in the street draw to a close, finally?
5. On his way into town, how does Bakha light his cigarette, and what does this incident demonstrate about how his caste status impacts his beliefs about himself?
6. What altercation does Sohini get into at the well, and why does it happen?
7. What does the description of the town as Bakha enters it emphasize, and how does this foreshadow what will happen later, when Bakha bumps into someone?
8. Describe the job that Bakha does after he has cleaned all of the latrines twice.
9. What is insincere about Bakha's offer to rub his father's side with oil?
10. How does Bakha feel as he enters the temple courtyard, and why does he have these feelings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do some research into contemporary Scheduled Caste writers and artists. Consider how they use art to portray Scheduled Caste people and their concerns. Then, compare these portrayals with that of Bakha in Untouchable. Does Anand's caste-status seem to matter in his ability to portray the experiences and interior life of a Scheduled Caste man? Write an essay in which you use evidence from Scheduled Caste art and literature (or academic writing on these topics) as well as from Anand's novel to argue about the authenticity of Untouchable's portrayal of the Scheduled Caste experience. Be sure to cite all sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Do some biographical research on Mulk Raj Anand. Use this biographical information to write an essay that connects the author's personal life with his concerns in Untouchable. Consider both his motivations and the perspective that he brings to the text. Use evidence from Untouchable as well as from your research to support your assertions. Cite all sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that explores Anand's use of paradox and irony to convey messages about "cleanliness" and "purity." How does he employ the devices as he explores these themes, and what messages, specifically, is he trying to convey? Offer both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the text in support of your claims.
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