Untouchable Quizzes

Untouchable Quiz 1

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1 What is the name of Bakha’s town?

Pune

Peshawar

Calcutta

Bulashah
2 What are “Tommies”?

British women

British private soldiers

British hockey players

Indian soldiers
3 Why is Bakha enamored with the Tommies?

He is impressed by their military prowess.

He was treated well when he worked for them.

He has received money and food from them.

He loves their clothes.
4 Who successfully gets Bakha to wake up completely?

Charat Singh

Sohini

Lakha

Ramanand
5 Charat Singh’s behavior towards Bakha can best be described as ___.

condescending

kind

malicious

petulant
6 Why does Bakha love European clothing?

He is too tall for most Indian clothing.

He thinks wearing it makes him a sahib too.

It is more affordable than Indian clothing.

He thinks it helps to disguise his untouchablility.
7 The different clothing of the Indian men best illustrates which theme?

You are what you wear

Religion

Cyclical oppression

Class struggle
8 What does “Kala admi zamin par hagne wala” mean?

“Black man, you who lives amongst the dirt and animals.”

“Black man, you who squat in the road.”

“Black man, you who relieve yourself on the ground.”

“Black man, you who live in squalor.”
9 What literary element is illustrated in the following passage? “The burning flame seemed to ally itself with him. It seemed to give him a sense of power, the power to destroy. It seemed to infuse into him a masterful instinct somewhat akin to sacrifice. It seemed as if burning or destruction was for him a form of physical culture.”

Alliteration

Repetition

Parallelism

Structure
10 Which is NOT a reason the outcastes cannot get their own water?

The caste system forbids them from doing manual labor for their own gain.

The high castes think the outcastes would pollute the public well.

The outcastes cannot afford to have their own well built.

The high castes think the outcastes would pollute the nearby stream.
11 Why does Gulabo hate Sohini?

Sohini is higher than her in the class hierarchy.

Sohini broke her son’s heart.

Sohini is always rude to her.

She’s jealous of Sohini’s beauty.
12 Which is NOT an adjective used to describe Sohini?

Resilient

Peaceful

Beautiful

Patient
13 Who is Waziro?

The leather maker’s wife

The weaver’s wife

Gulabo’s sister

Chota’s mother
14 Gulabo’s explosive anger at Sohini is an example of ___.

understatement

paradox

tone

hyperbole
15 In the face of Gulabo’s anger, Sohini ___.

cowers in fear.

snaps back at the woman.

cries and asks for help.

asks the woman to leave her alone.
16 Who helps Sohini fill her water bucket?

A Hindu water-carrier

A sahib

A sepoy

A priest of the town temple
17 How does Lachman greet Pundit Kali Nath?

Saying “Jay deva” to him

Asking him for a blessing

Bowing to him

Ignoring him
18 What does Lakha call his daughter when she returns home?

A daughter of a pig

A whore

A bitch of a sweeper woman

An ungrateful child
19 Which word best describes Lakha calling his children the offspring of animals?

Paradoxical

Hypocritical

Comedic

Ironic
20 Why does Lakha bully his children?

Because they treat him poorly

Because he blames them for his wife’s death

To preserve his authority

To keep them in line
21 What illness does Lakha fake to get out of his sweeper duties?

Difficulty breathing

A pain in his side

A sore knee

A terrible cold
22 Where does Lakha tell Bakha to clean today?

The latrines

The house of a Brahmin

The outskirts of Bulashah

The temple courtyard
23 What do Lakha and Gulabo have in common?

Their use of violent language

Their hypocrisy

Their laziness

Their caste level
24 The dependence of the outcastes on the high castes for water is an example of which two themes?

Charity and the Untouchable’s burden

Charity and Religion

Cyclical oppression and Religion

Cyclical oppression and Charity
25 Which quote is an example of personification?

“The clear-cut styles of European dress had impressed his naïve mind.”

"... for Fate to ordain that he had time.”

“…came his father’s voice, sure as a bullet to its target. ”

“But I haven’t done anything to annoy her.”

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