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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill do Raja and Bim possess and use throughout their childhood that Tara does not possess?
(a) Ability to write
(b) Ability to speak another language
(c) Ability to memorize and recite
(d) Ability to read

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

3. Why can't they visit more often?
(a) Bakul cannot drive
(b) Bakul is in foreign service and stationed in many different cities in the world
(c) Tara is afraid of travelling
(d) Their daughters do not like Bim or Baba

4. When Tara speaks of being young again, what is Bim's reaction?
(a) Bim says she envies Tara's childhood more than her own
(b) Bim says she doesn't remember much about her childhood
(c) Bim says she would love to be a child again
(d) Bim remarks she would never be young again for anything

5. The sisters remember playing in the sand and along the banks of what nearby river?
(a) Ganges
(b) Nile
(c) Mississippi
(d) Jumna

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Raja admire the most?

2. What does Bim think of his statement?

3. What happened to their mother after twenty years of spending her evenings at the club?

4. Who does Raja share his knowledge and dreams with in the family?

5. What disrupts the neighborhood gathering?

(see the answer key)

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