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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did her father give her mother injections?
(a) Her mother had t.b.
(b) Her mother was a drug addict
(c) He was slowly poisoning her
(d) Her mother had diabetes

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

3. What is the first discussion the sisters have that shows how different they are from each other?
(a) What is for breakfast
(b) What is today's weather forecast
(c) Growing up and things changing from when they were children
(d) When is Raja arriving

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

5. What family pet is rescued from the tree in the garden?
(a) The parrot
(b) Baba's gecko
(c) Bim's cat
(d) Rex the camel

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of birds begin their calls before daylight around the family's home?

2. Why did Baba refuse the new 78 records that Tara found for him?

3. What does Baba do that surprises everyone?

4. How do Bim's students describe Old Delhi?

5. Who does Tara think Bim looks like?

(see the answer key)

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