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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mulk accuse his sisters of doing to him?
(a) Running off his musicians and denying him money
(b) Kidnapping his children
(c) Stealing his musical instruments
(d) Running off his wife

3. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?
(a) Tara decides to show the letter to Bakul to intercede on Bim's behalf
(b) Tara is shocked and tries to convince Bim that Raja is not a bad man
(c) Tara is too busy looking at her fingernails to listen
(d) Tara agrees that Raja is evil

4. Who is sitting on the veranda while Raja departs the family home?
(a) Aunt Mira, Tara, and Bakul
(b) Tara, Begum the dog, and Aunt Mira
(c) Bim alone
(d) Bim, Baba and the dog Begum

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What goes wrong with Dr. Biswas and Bim?

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

3. What happens on one of these summer evenings that makes an impression on all of the children?

4. What did Mira give the children that their own parents did not?

5. As Tara gets older, she no longer seeks comfort from Aunt Mira. Where does she go?

(see the answer key)

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