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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Biswas recommend as treatment for Aunt Mira?
(a) Put her in a home
(b) Counseling, and AA meetings
(c) Give her alcohol
(d) Have her killed

3. Where does Bakul think he and Tara should have stayed instead of at her family home?
(a) At the home of Bakul's parents
(b) His uncle and aunt's on Aurangzeb Road
(c) In the empty house of Hyder Ali Sahib
(d) In a hotel

4. What does Baba do that surprises everyone?
(a) He asks for pancakes for breakfast
(b) He leaves the house
(c) He announces his upcoming marriage
(d) He begins speaking Spanish

5. What do the children call their father?
(a) The master of the entrance and the exit
(b) Daddy
(c) Poppa
(d) The one who loves us

Short Answer Questions

1. What family pet joins the sisters in the garden?

2. What does Tara say she wants to be when she grows up?

3. What does Bim compare her cat to?

4. What does Bim give Baba by way of apology for driving him out of the house that morning?

5. What does Dr. Biswas say is wrong with Bim?

(see the answer key)

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