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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the summer of what year does Bim think time stopped for the family?
(a) 1908
(b) 1982
(c) 1947
(d) 1965

2. How was Mira treated by her husband's family after he died?
(a) As if she were a valued member of the family
(b) As if she were the Queen of India
(c) With respect and love
(d) As if she were their slave

3. Why does Aunt Mira ask the chidren's parents for a cow?
(a) The milk they had been getting delivered was watered down
(b) It was cheaper than buying from the grocery store
(c) She wanted to murder a cow
(d) She wants a pet

4. When Bakul sees Bim at her desk the next morning and offers to help with speaking to Sharma, what is her reaction?
(a) Bim thanks him for his concern
(b) Bim says she is going to sell the family shares to the business
(c) Bim asks him to speak to Sharma
(d) Bim pretends there is no problem

5. Why are the Misras brothers still living alone at their family home?
(a) They are drunkards and their wives have left them
(b) Their wives have left them for other men
(c) They were wounded in the war
(d) The Misras sisters have asked them to come home

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Bakul and Tara meet?

3. What happens to the mother?

4. Who does Bimla think of when she hears that Gandhi has been killed?

5. What childhood event do the Misras sisters remind Tara of that night?

(see the answer key)

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