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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?
(a) Tara agrees that Raja is evil
(b) Tara is too busy looking at her fingernails to listen
(c) Tara is shocked and tries to convince Bim that Raja is not a bad man
(d) Tara decides to show the letter to Bakul to intercede on Bim's behalf

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

3. Why are the Misras sisters still living at the family home?
(a) Their husbands have abandoned them
(b) They want to be with their brothers
(c) They have a home based internet business
(d) They were wounded in the war

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

5. What world event occurred that year that made such a difference in the lives of the four children?
(a) World War II begins
(b) Independence for India and Pakistan
(c) Vietnam War ends
(d) Queen Victoria of England dies

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did her father give her mother injections?

2. How does Tara, in this chapter, remember her parents?

3. What skill do Raja and Bim possess and use throughout their childhood that Tara does not possess?

4. In the summer of what year does Bim think time stopped for the family?

5. What overcomes Tara when she is at her family home?

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