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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bim attempt to do when she joins the others in the garden area and begins talking?
(a) Get slowly but surely drunk
(b) To provoke reactions from Bakul and Tara
(c) Flirt with Mulk
(d) Sleep on the grass

2. What does Tara say she wants to be when she grows up?
(a) A caregiver
(b) A card player
(c) A mother
(d) A teacher

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

4. What is the first discussion the sisters have that shows how different they are from each other?
(a) What is today's weather forecast
(b) Growing up and things changing from when they were children
(c) What is for breakfast
(d) When is Raja arriving

5. Who does Raja suggest to take over the family business?
(a) Baba
(b) Dr. Biswas
(c) Tara
(d) Aunt Mira

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bim go with the Doctor?

2. How does Bim use this old letter from Raja?

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

4. Who does Bim choose to speak to rather than the Misras brothers and sisters?

5. What surrounds Tara's family home and those of her neighbors?

(see the answer key)

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