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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bim pull out of the desk to show to Tara that night?
(a) Photos of their last visit
(b) A letter from Raja to Bim saying he is now her landlord
(c) A scrapbook
(d) A love letter from Dr. Biswas

2. Why did her father give her mother injections?
(a) Her mother was a drug addict
(b) He was slowly poisoning her
(c) Her mother had t.b.
(d) Her mother had diabetes

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

4. What does Bim compare her cat to?
(a) Tara
(b) Tara's daughters
(c) Their mother
(d) Baba

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did their brother Raja admire above all?

2. Who does Tara think Bim looks like?

3. The sisters remember playing in the sand and along the banks of what nearby river?

4. What do Bim and the old man discuss?

5. Which neighbors do Bakul, Bim and Tara decide to visit that night?

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