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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 Tara think Bim looks like?
(a) One of the Misras sisters
(b) Their mother
(c) Baba
(d) Aunt Mira

2. What sort of birds begin their calls before daylight around the family's home?
(a) Hawks
(b) Cardinals
(c) Seagulls
(d) Koels

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

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

5. Why are the Misras brothers still living alone at their family home?
(a) The Misras sisters have asked them to come home
(b) Their wives have left them for other men
(c) They were wounded in the war
(d) They are drunkards and their wives have left them

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baba do that surprises everyone?

2. What family pet is rescued from the tree in the garden?

3. When Tara speaks of being young again, what is Bim's reaction?

4. What does Bim compare her cat to?

5. Who does Bim choose to speak to rather than the Misras brothers and sisters?

(see the answer key)

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