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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Baba refuse the new 78 records that Tara found for him?
(a) He is no longer using the gramophone
(b) He only likes the ones he has already
(c) He does not like Tara
(d) He already has those copies

2. What does Bim give Baba by way of apology for driving him out of the house that morning?
(a) A new record
(b) An ice cream cone
(c) A new car
(d) A cigar

3. Who does Tara think Bim looks like?
(a) Their mother
(b) Baba
(c) One of the Misras sisters
(d) Aunt Mira

4. Bakul is waiting for them on the veranda. What music greets the sisters when they join Bakul?
(a) Baba's old 78 records
(b) Bakul's transister radio
(c) Aunt Mira playing the flute
(d) Country music from the Misras home

5. What do Bim and the old man discuss?
(a) Indian Partition
(b) Dr. Biswas
(c) Fate
(d) Bollywood celebrities

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Raja suggest to take over the family business?

2. What does Dr.Biswas ask Bim to do?

3. When Raja gets older, what other activity does he get involved in at Hyder Ali's home?

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

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

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