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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 Bakul tell people who ask detrimental questions about India?
(a) Mind your own business
(b) I will check for you and find out
(c) No comment
(d) I don't know the answer

2. What does Mulk accuse his sisters of doing to him?
(a) Running off his musicians and denying him money
(b) Running off his wife
(c) Kidnapping his children
(d) Stealing his musical instruments

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

4. 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 letter from Raja to Bim saying he is now her landlord
(d) A love letter from Dr. Biswas

5. How did Raja meet Hyder Ali?
(a) At a party at the Misras house
(b) Raja was swinging on Hyder Ali's garden gate when he reurned from a ride
(c) Bim introduced them
(d) Hyder's horse ran over the boy

Short Answer Questions

1. How does this family dispose of the dead?

2. When Bakul sees Bim with her students, what does he think?

3. What language does Raja admire the most?

4. What is wrong with Aunt Mira?

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

(see the answer key)

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