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

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

3. What do Bim and the old man discuss?
(a) Indian Partition
(b) Bollywood celebrities
(c) Fate
(d) Dr. Biswas

4. Who did their brother Raja admire above all?
(a) Hyder Ali Sahib
(b) Baba
(c) Roy Rogers
(d) Their father

5. What kind of business did the Misras brothers have and lose?
(a) Ice factory and soda water business
(b) Auto repair shop
(c) Car washing
(d) Bar and Grill

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bakul tell people who ask detrimental questions about India?

3. Bakul is waiting for them on the veranda. What music greets the sisters when they join Bakul?

4. Why is it so strange for Bim to ask Baba if he is going to the office that morning?

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

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