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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 84-109.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the "jalebis" that Bakha buys in the market?
(a) A European-style hard candy.
(b) A syrup-soaked fried dough.
(c) A flatbread layered with nuts and dried fruits.
(d) A type of Indian ice cream.

3. What animals does the man that Bakha bumps in the street repeatedly compare Bakha to?
(a) A goat and a monkey.
(b) A pig and a goat.
(c) A monkey and a dog.
(d) A dog and a pig.

4. What does Bakha stop to do on his way home from the hockey game?
(a) Retrieve the sugar plums he hid for later.
(b) Beg for water at the well.
(c) See more of Ram Charan's sister's wedding.
(d) Hide his stick.

5. Why does Bakha feel glad that his friends are walking well ahead of him when they are heading to the heath?
(a) He wants to enjoy some solitude in nature.
(b) He is nervous about being accused of ritual pollution.
(c) He does not want them to notice his sadness about the wedding.
(d) He is tired of being teased about his clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lakha so eager to talk to the town's families about when their daughters will get married?

2. Of all of the cloths in the market, which is Bakha most drawn to?

3. What word does Lakha use to address the doctor in his story?

4. Why does Bakha feel sympathy for the younger of the babu's sons?

5. What did Lakha borrow money from Ganesh Nath, the bania, to pay for?

(see the answer key)

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