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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the Misras sisters still living at the family home?
(a) They want to be with their brothers
(b) They were wounded in the war
(c) Their husbands have abandoned them
(d) They have a home based internet business

2. What does Tara ask Bim to do?
(a) Do her laundry
(b) Attend the upcoming wedding of Raja's daughter
(c) Move away from the house
(d) Fix dinner for her and Bakul

3. When Bakul sees Bim with her students, what does he think?
(a) That perhaps he has married the wrong sister
(b) That Bim is in love with one of her students
(c) That Bim is a bad teacher
(d) That Bim has grown fat and ugly

4. Why is it so strange for Bim to ask Baba if he is going to the office that morning?
(a) He has already mentioned going to the track that morning
(b) He is mentally retarded and never goes to the office
(c) Bim usually does not speak to Baba in the morning
(d) He is usually off on Tuesdays

5. Bakul is waiting for them on the veranda. What music greets the sisters when they join Bakul?
(a) Country music from the Misras home
(b) Aunt Mira playing the flute
(c) Baba's old 78 records
(d) Bakul's transister radio

Short Answer Questions

1. How often do Bakul and Tara visit Bim and Baba?

2. What surrounds Tara's family home and those of her neighbors?

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

4. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?

5. How do Bim's students describe Old Delhi?

(see the answer key)

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