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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 Bim go with the Doctor?
(a) To bed
(b) To a play
(c) To a concert
(d) To the river

2. What instrument does Dr. Biswas play?
(a) Flute
(b) Piano
(c) Bassoon
(d) Violin

3. What poet does Bim read to Raja to make him calm down?
(a) Sylvia Plath
(b) Byron
(c) Maya Angelou
(d) Browning

4. 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 drove race cars
(d) He was a great cook

5. What does Tara say she wants to be when she grows up?
(a) A mother
(b) A teacher
(c) A card player
(d) A caregiver

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who begins to show interest in Bim?

4. Who does Tara think Bim looks like?

5. When Bim and Baba return from Hyder Ali Sahib's house, what has happened?

(see the answer key)

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