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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Raja say he will go?
(a) To New Delhi and get an apartment
(b) To live with Bakul and Tara
(c) To America and start a new life
(d) To Hyderabad to live with the family of Hyder Ali Sahib

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

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

4. Who is asleep on the veranda when Bakul, Bim and Tara return home?
(a) Aunt Mira
(b) Baba
(c) The jet-black cat
(d) The pet dog

5. What happened to the father?
(a) He falls in love with Mira
(b) He dies in an automobile accident
(c) He remarries
(d) He becomes successful in business and leaves

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did their brother Raja admire above all?

2. What is the first discussion the sisters have that shows how different they are from each other?

3. What does Bakul say to Tara when she decides to stay with her family that morning instead of going with him to New Delhi?

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

5. Why did her father give her mother injections?

(see the answer key)

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