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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Chota says that he does not want the babu's younger son to play in the game because he might get hurt, what devices are being employed?
(a) Verbal irony and foreshadowing.
(b) Dramatic and verbal irony.
(c) Situational and dramatic irony.
(d) Foreshadowing and situational irony.

3. How does Bakha feel about Charat Singh, most of the time?
(a) He wishes that Charat Singh were his father.
(b) He is suspicious of Charat Singh's motives.
(c) He admires Charat Singh and is grateful to him.
(d) He is nervous about the man's temper.

4. What is Bakha asking for when he shouts up at the houses from the street?
(a) Bread.
(b) Water.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Coins.

5. How is Bakha feeling when he first arrives and surveys the happy wedding crowd?
(a) Jovial and relaxed.
(b) Afraid and self-conscious.
(c) Tired and apathetic.
(d) Envious and angry.

6. Who are the "pale-white ghosts, ghouls and hobgoblins" mentioned on page 87?
(a) Kings and queens.
(b) The sepoys.
(c) The sahibs.
(d) The sadhus.

7. What sweet does Ram Charan bring from his sister's wedding to share with his friends?
(a) Sugar plums.
(b) Modaks.
(c) Candied pumpkin.
(d) Laddus.

8. What are the "ghats by the waterside" (76)?
(a) Boats.
(b) Steps.
(c) Huts.
(d) Fires.

9. How much money was Gulabo given for her daughter's hand in marriage?
(a) 2,000 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 1,000 rupees.
(d) 50 rupees.

10. What event starts the fight between the two hockey teams?
(a) The babu's younger son insists on being the referee.
(b) Ram Charan insults another player.
(c) Bakha scores a goal.
(d) The players discover Chota's lie.

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

12. What does the text refer to as the "noblest part of the body" (88)?
(a) The head.
(b) The eyes.
(c) The heart.
(d) The hands.

13. What caste does the cook assume Bakha is a member of?
(a) Washermen.
(b) Sweepers.
(c) Water-carriers.
(d) Grass-cutters.

14. What advice does the second woman in the alley houses offer Bakha?
(a) He should not sit on people's doorsteps.
(b) He should call later in the day if he expects food.
(c) He should remember to announce his presence.
(d) He should be careful how he speaks to people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lakha so eager to talk to the town's families about when their daughters will get married?

2. Whom does Bakha see working in the river on his way to Ram Charan's sister's wedding?

3. What does the first woman in the alley houses repeatedly tell Bakha?

4. What do Bakha's thoughts about Emperor Jehangir's invention reveal?

5. What do both Bakha's earlier dreams and his experience at the wedding demonstrate about him?

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