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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Pages 110-139.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man paraphrasing the Tribune article say is the goal of Western civilization?
(a) The accumulation of capital.
(b) Conquest.
(c) Sense-gratification.
(d) Spreading Christianity.

2. What does the first woman in the alley houses repeatedly tell Bakha?
(a) She wishes she had more to offer him.
(b) She hopes that he will die.
(c) She is sorry about the death of his mother.
(d) She will call the police if he does not leave.

3. What is the "golbagh" (118)?
(a) A market.
(b) A garden.
(c) A train station.
(d) A palace.

4. What do all of the stories about the solar topee have in common?
(a) They stress the authority of the sahibs.
(b) They create respect for the rule of law.
(c) They point out corruption in the military.
(d) They highlight economic inequality in India.

5. Why does Bakha decide it would be best not to let Ram Charan know about the hockey stick?
(a) Ram Charan might go to Charat Singh and ask for a similar hockey stick.
(b) Ram Charan might tease him about it and spoil the joy of the gift.
(c) Ram Charan might try to steal the stick for himself.
(d) Ram Charan might tell Lakha about how Bakha has spent the afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sohini eventually admit to her brother the priest did to her?

2. What finally rouses Bakha from his bed at the beginning of the book?

3. What does the expression on Mrs. Hutchinson's face remind Bakha of?

4. What is the image in the model temple at the base of the banyan tree?

5. What does the word "Jernel" mean?

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