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

2. What poet does Bim read to Raja to make him calm down?
(a) Maya Angelou
(b) Browning
(c) Sylvia Plath
(d) Byron

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

4. Which neighbors do Bakul, Bim and Tara decide to visit that night?
(a) Misras
(b) Gandhi
(c) Hyder Ali Sahib
(d) Aunt Mira's family

5. What talent did their brother Raja have that developed into a career for him?
(a) He wrote poetry
(b) He was a great cook
(c) He sang rock and roll
(d) He drove race cars

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bim claim they do not have enough of for Bakul, yet she pours it generously for the cat and for Baba?

2. What is Bim's answer when Raja says he wants to grow up to be a hero?

3. Why are the Misras sisters still living at the family home?

4. Why can't they visit more often?

5. Where is Tara spending all of her time?

(see the answer key)

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