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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 30-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bakha see in the street outside of town that he reminds himself his mother told him was good luck to see?
(a) A red bird.
(b) Animal bones.
(c) A human corpse.
(d) A lost coin.

2. What is "Waris Shah's Hir and Ranjah," which Bakha longs to read?
(a) A book of history.
(b) A political treatise.
(c) An adventure novel.
(d) A epic poem.

3. What has Bakha successfully taught himself from the book he bought?
(a) Basic math.
(b) How to read.
(c) The alphabet.
(d) How to write.

4. What does Bakha buy from the betel-leaf shop?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Matches.
(c) Tea.
(d) Medicine.

5. What does the term "Jemandar" mean (3)?
(a) To argue a point just for the fun of argument.
(b) A state of ritual impurity.
(c) Foreman, leader of a crew of workers.
(d) It is a term of respect for someone of a higher caste.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bakha's first response when he hears the priest cry out "Polluted, polluted, polluted" (50)?

2. What did Bakha's uncle tell him when he first said that he wanted to be a "sahib" (30)?

3. What does the narrator explain with the phrase "set a thief to catch a thief" (38)?

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

5. What is Lakha's purpose in having Sohini call for her brothers?

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