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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What family pet joins the sisters in the garden?
(a) Rex the camel
(b) Bessie the cow
(c) Badshah, the family dog
(d) Jayla the family parrot

2. Who is asleep on the veranda when Bakul, Bim and Tara return home?
(a) Baba
(b) The jet-black cat
(c) Aunt Mira
(d) The pet dog

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

4. Who did their brother Raja admire above all?
(a) Their father
(b) Roy Rogers
(c) Hyder Ali Sahib
(d) Baba

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tara remember going for escape from the neglect of her parents?

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

3. What do the Misras sisters want Bakul, Bim and Tara to do that night?

4. What talent did their brother Raja have that developed into a career for him?

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

(see the answer key)

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