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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Raja's father refuse to sign for Raja to attend his chosen college?
(a) The college Raja wants is not the father's alma mater
(b) The father is jealous of the closeness between Hyder Ali and Raja
(c) The college Raja wants is too expensive
(d) The college he wants specializes in Islamic studies

2. In her mind, what does Bim compare Bakul and Tara, the Misras, Raja and his family to?
(a) Enemies
(b) Roses
(c) Mosquitoes
(d) Family pets

3. What did Bim want to be when she was grown up?
(a) A card player
(b) A caregiver
(c) A race car driver
(d) A Heroine

4. Which of the children grew up to become exactly what they said they wanted to be as a child?
(a) Bim the teacher
(b) Raja a hero
(c) Baba the insurance salesman
(d) Tara, becoming a mother

5. Who takes care of Raja?
(a) Mira
(b) Tara
(c) Bim
(d) Baba

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Baba think if anything happened to Bim?

2. What does Dr. Biswas say is wrong with Bim?

3. How did the climate affect the children?

4. What does Raja say as he is leaving for Hyderabad?

5. What disrupts the neighborhood gathering?

(see the answer key)

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