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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 has Bakha decided that asking one of the NCO's for the solar topee is impractical?
(a) They are rotated in and out too often to make friends with.
(b) They are not allowed to speak to civilians.
(c) They all want the solar topee for themselves.
(d) They are well known for anti-Indian sentiment.

2. Where did Bakha acquire a taste for the Western way of life?
(a) Working in a British barracks.
(b) At his British-run school.
(c) Traveling with his uncle.
(d) Playing hockey in other towns.

3. What habit of the British soldiers did Bakha find "Disgraceful" (12)?
(a) Bathing with their undergarments still on.
(b) Touching their genitals while bathing.
(c) Hurrying naked toward their bathtubs.
(d) Singing while bathing.

4. When Rakha taunts Bakha and refuses to give up the broom, how does Bakha feel?
(a) He thinks Rakha is just being a child and still loves him.
(b) He worries that Rakha's personality will isolate him from others.
(c) He is shocked at the wave of hatred he feels for his brother.
(d) He is filled with jealousy over his father's favoritism.

5. What does Bakha do when he is finally at the top of the temple steps?
(a) Balances on his toes and looks through a window.
(b) Sneaks quietly inside the temple.
(c) Lies down and peers under the door.
(d) Stands at the edge where he can see through a crack in the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "sepoy" (5)?

2. How does Chota wake Bakha when Bakha falls asleep by the spring?

3. Why does Bakha decide it would be best not to let Ram Charan know about the hockey stick?

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

5. What is the narrator referring to when he describes Bakha wanting to speak the "tish-mish, tish-mish" (30)?

(see the answer key)

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