View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Baba get the gramophone?
(a) From the empty house of Hyder Ali
(b) He finds it in the dumpster
(c) He steals it from the Misras sisters
(d) From Sears

2. When Raja gets older, what other activity does he get involved in at Hyder Ali's home?
(a) He joins the circle of older men on the lawn, partaking in discussions
(b) He chews betel leaves with the servants
(c) He begins to do all the cooking for the family
(d) He begins embroidery with the women

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

4. Who does Raja suggest to take over the family business?
(a) Tara
(b) Aunt Mira
(c) Baba
(d) Dr. Biswas

5. What is the first discussion the sisters have that shows how different they are from each other?
(a) Growing up and things changing from when they were children
(b) What is for breakfast
(c) What is today's weather forecast
(d) When is Raja arriving

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Aunt Mira?

2. How does Bim use this old letter from Raja?

3. Who is asleep on the veranda when Bakul, Bim and Tara return home?

4. What skill do Raja and Bim possess and use throughout their childhood that Tara does not possess?

5. What does Bim claim they do not have enough of for Bakul, yet she pours it generously for the cat and for Baba?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 319 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample