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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the father?
(a) He becomes successful in business and leaves
(b) He falls in love with Mira
(c) He dies in an automobile accident
(d) He remarries

2. What do the Misras sisters want Bakul, Bim and Tara to do that night?
(a) Iron their saris
(b) Stay for dinner
(c) Come to Calcutta with them
(d) Take the brothers to a bar

3. What does Bim pull out of the desk to show to Tara that night?
(a) A letter from Raja to Bim saying he is now her landlord
(b) A scrapbook
(c) Photos of their last visit
(d) A love letter from Dr. Biswas

4. What was the difference in religion between Raja and Hyder Ali?
(a) Raja is Hindu, Hyder Ali is Muslim
(b) Raja is Catholic, Ali is Muslim
(c) Raja is Hindu, Ali is an atheist
(d) Raja is Hindu, Hyder Ali was Catholic

5. How do Bim's students describe Old Delhi?
(a) A bustling business center
(b) A vibrant city representing progress
(c) As a great cemetery, with every house a tomb
(d) The place where they wish to live forever

Short Answer Questions

1. What episode at school upset Tara's emotions so much she seem obsessed with one of the teachers?

2. What event at school upsets Tara so much she lies to avoid it?

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

4. Why did Baba refuse the new 78 records that Tara found for him?

5. What does Bim give Baba by way of apology for driving him out of the house that morning?

(see the answer key)

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