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

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

3. How does Tara, in this chapter, remember her parents?
(a) She does not remember them at all
(b) People who played cards, year after year, with their friends, and who ignored their children
(c) As reserved, but compassionate
(d) Loving parents who are involved in their children's futures

4. Where does Tara remember going for escape from the neglect of her parents?
(a) To the roof of the house
(b) To school
(c) To Hyder Ali Sahib's house to read
(d) To her Aunt Mira's room

5. How often do Bakul and Tara visit Bim and Baba?
(a) Every three to five years
(b) Never
(c) Every summer
(d) Daily

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bakul think he and Tara should have stayed instead of at her family home?

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

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

4. What family pet joins the sisters in the garden?

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

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