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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Raja say he will go?
(a) To Hyderabad to live with the family of Hyder Ali Sahib
(b) To New Delhi and get an apartment
(c) To America and start a new life
(d) To live with Bakul and Tara

2. What does Bakul say to Tara when she decides to stay with her family that morning instead of going with him to New Delhi?
(a) She deserves time with her family after spending so much time taking care of his needs
(b) She has gone back to being the hopeless person she was before he married her
(c) He wants a divorce
(d) She has made a wise decision that he agrees with

3. What is the one thing she could not do for Baba?
(a) She could not teach him to try new things
(b) She could not teach him how to talk
(c) She could not teach him to dress himself
(d) She could not teach him to eat

4. Bakul is waiting for them on the veranda. What music greets the sisters when they join Bakul?
(a) Country music from the Misras home
(b) Bakul's transister radio
(c) Baba's old 78 records
(d) Aunt Mira playing the flute

5. At what age was Aunt Mira widowed?
(a) 25
(b) 50
(c) 17
(d) 15

Short Answer Questions

1. What talent did their brother Raja have that developed into a career for him?

2. Where did Bim and Raja go to cool off in the summer evenings?

3. What does Bim attempt to do when she joins the others in the garden area and begins talking?

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

5. What does Bim compare her cat to?

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