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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bim choose to speak to rather than the Misras brothers and sisters?
(a) Jayla
(b) Bakul
(c) Mulk
(d) One of the elder men of the Misras family

2. When Tara speaks of being young again, what is Bim's reaction?
(a) Bim remarks she would never be young again for anything
(b) Bim says she doesn't remember much about her childhood
(c) Bim says she envies Tara's childhood more than her own
(d) Bim says she would love to be a child again

3. In the summer of what year does Bim think time stopped for the family?
(a) 1947
(b) 1965
(c) 1908
(d) 1982

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

5. Where does Bakul think he and Tara should have stayed instead of at her family home?
(a) In a hotel
(b) In the empty house of Hyder Ali Sahib
(c) His uncle and aunt's on Aurangzeb Road
(d) At the home of Bakul's parents

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first discussion the sisters have that shows how different they are from each other?

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

4. What does Mulk accuse his sisters of doing to him?

5. What does Bim claim they do not have enough of for Bakul, yet she pours it generously for the cat and for Baba?

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