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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bakul and Tara meet?
(a) At school
(b) At Hyder Ali's house
(c) At the house of the Misras family
(d) At church

2. What did Mira give the children that their own parents did not?
(a) Compassion and attention
(b) Strict discipline and punishment
(c) Drugs and alcohol
(d) Presents and money

3. Who does Bimla think of when she hears that Gandhi has been killed?
(a) Raja
(b) Mrs. Gandhi
(c) Dr. Biswas
(d) Tara

4. How many children does Raja have?
(a) One son
(b) One son and six daughters
(c) Five - four daughters and a son
(d) Three daughters and two sons

5. How did the climate affect the children?
(a) They spent all their time out of doors riding their bikes
(b) They were active in sports
(c) They laid around the house or on the veranda, too hot to play anything but word games
(d) They were energized to do anything to keep warm

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baba do that surprises everyone?

2. What happens to the mother?

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

4. What does Bim compare her cat to?

5. What has happened to the Misras brothers' wives?

(see the answer key)

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