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

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 too expensive
(b) The father is jealous of the closeness between Hyder Ali and Raja
(c) The college he wants specializes in Islamic studies
(d) The college Raja wants is not the father's alma mater

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

3. How does this family dispose of the dead?
(a) Burial in a plot in the back yard
(b) Burial at sea
(c) Cremation
(d) Burial in an expensive crypt

4. What did Raja want to be when he was grown up?
(a) A librarian
(b) A soldier
(c) A Hero
(d) A writer

5. Where does Bakul think he and Tara should have stayed instead of at her family home?
(a) His uncle and aunt's on Aurangzeb Road
(b) In the empty house of Hyder Ali Sahib
(c) At the home of Bakul's parents
(d) In a hotel

Short Answer Questions

1. What episode at school disturbed Tara deeply and made her think of blood?

2. How does Bim react to her sister's problems at school

3. What does Dr.Biswas ask Bim to do?

4. Where does Bim go with the Doctor?

5. What honor did Bim receive in school?

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