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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What talent did their brother Raja have that developed into a career for him?
(a) He was a great cook
(b) He sang rock and roll
(c) He wrote poetry
(d) He drove race cars

2. When Tara speaks of being young again, what is Bim's reaction?
(a) Bim says she doesn't remember much about her childhood
(b) Bim says she would love to be a child again
(c) Bim says she envies Tara's childhood more than her own
(d) Bim remarks she would never be young again for anything

3. What does Bim attempt to do when she joins the others in the garden area and begins talking?
(a) Sleep on the grass
(b) To provoke reactions from Bakul and Tara
(c) Get slowly but surely drunk
(d) Flirt with Mulk

4. What is the first discussion the sisters have that shows how different they are from each other?
(a) Growing up and things changing from when they were children
(b) When is Raja arriving
(c) What is today's weather forecast
(d) What is for breakfast

5. What does Bim claim they do not have enough of for Bakul, yet she pours it generously for the cat and for Baba?
(a) Water
(b) Beer
(c) Milk
(d) Tea

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bim give Baba by way of apology for driving him out of the house that morning?

2. How does Tara, in this chapter, remember her parents?

3. Why are the Misras sisters still living at the family home?

4. Who is asleep on the veranda when Bakul, Bim and Tara return home?

5. What skill do Raja and Bim possess and use throughout their childhood that Tara does not possess?

(see the answer key)

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