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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. 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) Hide his stick.
(d) See more of Ram Charan's sister's wedding.

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

3. What is the image in the model temple at the base of the banyan tree?
(a) A snake.
(b) A monkey.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A tiger.

4. What is unfair about the babu's wife's reaction to her son's injury?
(a) She demands that Bakha be struck with a rock in return.
(b) She assumes that Bakha hurt the child on purpose.
(c) She demands that Bakha be arrested for assault.
(d) She assumes that Bakha is the one who hurt him.

5. What does Bakha's family's diet seem to mostly consist of?
(a) Rice.
(b) Bread.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the family's purpose in putting Bakha on the floor when he was so ill?

2. What has Chota lied to the other players about?

3. What do all of the stories about the solar topee have in common?

4. What is Lakha's point in telling the story about when Bakha was gravely ill as a child?

5. What is Bakha staring at when he hears the man complaining that Bakha has bumped into him?

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