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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Pages 57-83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the priest claims to have been "defiled by contact," what does Bakha assume (51)?
(a) He must have touched the priest on his way past him.
(b) There must be a third, as yet unseen, outcaste nearby.
(c) His sister must have touched the priest.
(d) The priest is lying.

2. What word does Lakha use to address the doctor in his story?
(a) Sahib.
(b) Pandit.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Babu.

3. How does Chota wake Bakha when Bakha falls asleep by the spring?
(a) He throws water on him.
(b) He places a sweet on Bakha's lips.
(c) He tickles his nose.
(d) He tosses pebbles at him.

4. What gesture does Bakha continuously make in order to try to placate the man that he has bumped on the street?
(a) He kneels in the street.
(b) He bows to the man over and over.
(c) He covers his eyes with his hands.
(d) He joins his hands prayerfully.

5. What does the word "Jernel" mean?
(a) Sweeper.
(b) Friend.
(c) Groom.
(d) General.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest tell Sohini he wants her to do?

2. What does the priest inside the temple do to indicate the beginning of services?

3. When Bakha is in the street where he has to step over the cow, what does he notice about his surroundings?

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

5. How does the narrator characterize Bakha's response to nature?

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