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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tara ask Bim to do?
(a) Do her laundry
(b) Fix dinner for her and Bakul
(c) Attend the upcoming wedding of Raja's daughter
(d) Move away from the house

2. Who does Dr. Biswas admire above all others?
(a) Gandhi
(b) Elvis Presley
(c) Beethoven
(d) Mozart

3. Where did Bim and Raja go to cool off in the summer evenings?
(a) Hyder Ali Sahib's house
(b) The River Jumna
(c) The mall
(d) The family kitchen

4. What skill do Raja and Bim possess and use throughout their childhood that Tara does not possess?
(a) Ability to write
(b) Ability to speak another language
(c) Ability to memorize and recite
(d) Ability to read

5. Who is asleep on the veranda when Bakul, Bim and Tara return home?
(a) The jet-black cat
(b) Aunt Mira
(c) The pet dog
(d) Baba

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Raja meet Hyder Ali?

2. What did her doctor describe for the mother to deal with her illness?

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

4. Why can't they visit more often?

5. How does Bim handle her anger at Raja for growing up and away from the other children?

(see the answer key)

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