Bholi Quiz

What was Bholi's real name?

• Radha

• Mangla

• Sulekha

• Champa

Why was Bholi called a simpleton?

• She was very beautiful.

• She was intelligent.

• She was backward and stammered.

• She was the youngest child.

What happened to Bholi when she was ten months old?

• She fell off a cot.

• She got smallpox.

• She started stammering.

• She began speaking fluently.

What illness left Bholi disfigured?

• Measles

• Chickenpox

• Smallpox

• Polio

At what age did Bholi learn to speak?

• Two years

• Five years

• Three years

• Seven years

Why did Bholi speak very little?

• She was shy.

• She stammered and was mocked by others.

• She had no interest in talking.

• She had no one to talk to.

How many siblings did Bholi have?

• Four

• Six

• Three

• Seven

Why was Ramlal worried about Bholi?

• She was very naughty.

• She was not intelligent or good-looking.

• She was not interested in school.

• She refused to marry.

Who suggested sending Bholi to school?

• Ramlal's wife

• The Tehsildar

• The village headman

• The school teacher

What reason did Ramlal's wife give for sending Bholi to school?

• She believed education would help Bholi.

• She thought no one would marry Bholi anyway.

• She wanted Bholi to become a teacher.

• She wanted to avoid the Tehsildar's wrath.