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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bimla think of when she hears that Gandhi has been killed?
(a) Dr. Biswas
(b) Raja
(c) Tara
(d) Mrs. Gandhi

2. The sisters remember playing in the sand and along the banks of what nearby river?
(a) Nile
(b) Ganges
(c) Jumna
(d) Mississippi

3. What happens to the mother?
(a) She runs off with the chauffeur
(b) She grows old and Bim must care for her
(c) She dies without the children ever seeing her again
(d) She divorces the father

4. What episode at school upset Tara's emotions so much she seem obsessed with one of the teachers?
(a) A female teacher falls in love with Tara
(b) A teacher elopes with Sharma
(c) Two of the teachers fall in love
(d) A female teacher was found to be having an affair with a local monk

5. What does Bim return with from Hyder Ali Sahib's house?
(a) Books, a dog and a car
(b) Furniture, money and some letters
(c) A dog, a servant, and the gramophone
(d) A dog, a cat, and some food

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tara ask Bim to do?

2. What is Bim's answer when Raja says he wants to grow up to be a hero?

3. Who was sent to fetch them?

4. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?

5. Why did her father give her mother injections?

(see the answer key)

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