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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 compare her cat to?
(a) Tara
(b) Baba
(c) Their mother
(d) Tara's daughters

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

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

4. What kind of business did the Misras brothers have and lose?
(a) Bar and Grill
(b) Auto repair shop
(c) Car washing
(d) Ice factory and soda water business

5. What does Bakul say to Tara when she decides to stay with her family that morning instead of going with him to New Delhi?
(a) She deserves time with her family after spending so much time taking care of his needs
(b) She has made a wise decision that he agrees with
(c) She has gone back to being the hopeless person she was before he married her
(d) He wants a divorce

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bakul tell people who ask detrimental questions about India?

2. Why is it so strange for Bim to ask Baba if he is going to the office that morning?

3. Bakul is waiting for them on the veranda. What music greets the sisters when they join Bakul?

4. What childhood event do the Misras sisters remind Tara of that night?

5. Who does Tara think Bim looks like?

(see the answer key)

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