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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is asleep on the veranda when Bakul, Bim and Tara return home?
(a) The jet-black cat
(b) Aunt Mira
(c) Baba
(d) The pet dog

2. Why did Baba refuse the new 78 records that Tara found for him?
(a) He is no longer using the gramophone
(b) He only likes the ones he has already
(c) He does not like Tara
(d) He already has those copies

3. What family pet is rescued from the tree in the garden?
(a) Baba's gecko
(b) The parrot
(c) Rex the camel
(d) Bim's cat

4. What does Bim give Baba by way of apology for driving him out of the house that morning?
(a) An ice cream cone
(b) A cigar
(c) A new car
(d) A new record

5. Why can't they visit more often?
(a) Bakul is in foreign service and stationed in many different cities in the world
(b) Their daughters do not like Bim or Baba
(c) Bakul cannot drive
(d) Tara is afraid of travelling

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tara ask Bim to do?

2. What do the Misras sisters want Bakul, Bim and Tara to do that night?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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