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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. Why can't they visit more often?
(a) Bakul cannot drive
(b) Their daughters do not like Bim or Baba
(c) Bakul is in foreign service and stationed in many different cities in the world
(d) Tara is afraid of travelling

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

4. What do Bim and the old man discuss?
(a) Bollywood celebrities
(b) Fate
(c) Indian Partition
(d) Dr. Biswas

5. What does Bakul tell people who ask detrimental questions about India?
(a) Mind your own business
(b) No comment
(c) I will check for you and find out
(d) I don't know the answer

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it so strange for Bim to ask Baba if he is going to the office that morning?

2. What did Baba play with before the gramophone?

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

4. Who does Bim choose to speak to rather than the Misras brothers and sisters?

5. What family pet is rescued from the tree in the garden?

(see the answer key)

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