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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hyder Ali offer to Raja?
(a) Full access to his library
(b) A job as chauffer
(c) A job cleaning stables
(d) Scholarship to the Muslim university

2. What does Bim claim they do not have enough of for Bakul, yet she pours it generously for the cat and for Baba?
(a) Milk
(b) Tea
(c) Beer
(d) Water

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

4. When Bakul sees Bim with her students, what does he think?
(a) That Bim is in love with one of her students
(b) That Bim has grown fat and ugly
(c) That perhaps he has married the wrong sister
(d) That Bim is a bad teacher

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the mother?

2. What happens to Aunt Mira in this chapter?

3. What do Bim and the old man discuss?

4. Which neighbors do Bakul, Bim and Tara decide to visit that night?

5. Who begins to show interest in Bim?

(see the answer key)

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