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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What talent did their brother Raja have that developed into a career for him?
(a) He was a great cook
(b) He drove race cars
(c) He sang rock and roll
(d) He wrote poetry

2. What does Bakul say to Tara when she decides to stay with her family that morning instead of going with him to New Delhi?
(a) She has made a wise decision that he agrees with
(b) She has gone back to being the hopeless person she was before he married her
(c) She deserves time with her family after spending so much time taking care of his needs
(d) He wants a divorce

3. What childhood event do the Misras sisters remind Tara of that night?
(a) When their parents died
(b) When the bees attacked Bim
(c) When the children first see Hyder Ali Sahib
(d) When the mad dog was shot at school

4. What family pet joins the sisters in the garden?
(a) Rex the camel
(b) Bessie the cow
(c) Badshah, the family dog
(d) Jayla the family parrot

5. What does Bim attempt to do when she joins the others in the garden area and begins talking?
(a) Flirt with Mulk
(b) To provoke reactions from Bakul and Tara
(c) Get slowly but surely drunk
(d) Sleep on the grass

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business did the Misras brothers have and lose?

2. Who did their brother Raja admire above all?

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

4. Whose ghost does Bim claim to have seen in the garden?

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

(see the answer key)

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