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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 does the street urchin accuse Bakha of?
2. What is Lakha's purpose in having Sohini call for her brothers?
3. What does the word "Pundit" mean (19)?
4. What does Bakha buy from the betel-leaf shop?
5. What does context suggest is the correct interpretation of the narrator's description of the temple's "florid exuberance" (46)?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Besides the accidental bumping, what seems to most offend the man and the crowd that gathers?
3. Describe the conditions in which Bakha's family lives.
4. What work do Bakha and his family do?
5. Describe Bakha's father.
6. What mixture of feelings does Bakha have about Sohini as they make their way home from the temple?
7. What is insincere about Bakha's offer to rub his father's side with oil?
8. What rhetorical purpose is served by the long passage in which Pundit Kali Nath thinks about all of the foods he has recently eaten?
9. What is the "fashun" that Bakha and his friends adhere to, and why do they do it? (4)
10. Why is the man that Bakha bumps into in the street so angry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider the symbol of the solar topee in conjunction with the text's references to heat, fire, and sun. Write an essay in which you analyze the solar topee as a part of a textual motif regarding how authority is misused to shield people from accountability for their inhumane actions. Offer both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the text in support of your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you analyze Untouchable as a circadian novel. Which elements of the novel might be de-emphasized or even omitted in a novel that takes place over a longer time frame? How does the inclusion and emphasis of these elements help shape the reader's understanding of the novel's meaning? How is the reader's empathy for the novel's characters affected by its circadian form? How does the time frame of the novel affect the reader's perception of the problems Bakha faces? How does it impact the reader's faith in the potential solutions offered near the novel's end? Support your assertions with evidence from the text; if you use outside sources, be sure to cite these in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes the significance of the images of nature in Untouchable. Describe the characteristics of these images and then analyze their function. Offer both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the text in support of your claims.
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