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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Raja share his knowledge and dreams with in the family?
(a) Baba
(b) The jet-black cat
(c) Bimla
(d) Tara

2. How does this family dispose of the dead?
(a) Cremation
(b) Burial in a plot in the back yard
(c) Burial at sea
(d) Burial in an expensive crypt

3. Who begins to show interest in Bim?
(a) A Buddhist monk
(b) Dr. Biswas
(c) One of her students
(d) Sharma

4. Who does Dr. Biswas admire above all others?
(a) Gandhi
(b) Beethoven
(c) Elvis Presley
(d) Mozart

5. What does Bim pull out of the desk to show to Tara that night?
(a) Photos of their last visit
(b) A scrapbook
(c) A love letter from Dr. Biswas
(d) A letter from Raja to Bim saying he is now her landlord

Short Answer Questions

1. What goes wrong with Dr. Biswas and Bim?

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

3. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?

4. Where does Bakul think he and Tara should have stayed instead of at her family home?

5. The sisters remember playing in the sand and along the banks of what nearby river?

(see the answer key)

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