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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Raja share his knowledge and dreams with in the family?
(a) Baba
(b) The jet-black cat
(c) Bimla
(d) Tara

3. What instrument does Dr. Biswas play?
(a) Bassoon
(b) Violin
(c) Flute
(d) Piano

4. What do Bim and the old man discuss?
(a) Fate
(b) Bollywood celebrities
(c) Dr. Biswas
(d) Indian Partition

5. Who did their brother Raja admire above all?
(a) Baba
(b) Hyder Ali Sahib
(c) Roy Rogers
(d) Their father

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Raja's father refuse to sign for Raja to attend his chosen college?

3. What disrupts the neighborhood gathering?

4. What happened to the father?

5. What does Bim claim they do not have enough of for Bakul, yet she pours it generously for the cat and for Baba?

(see the answer key)

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