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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 Tara remember going for escape from the neglect of her parents?
(a) To the roof of the house
(b) To school
(c) To Hyder Ali Sahib's house to read
(d) To her Aunt Mira's room

2. What do the Misras sisters want Bakul, Bim and Tara to do that night?
(a) Stay for dinner
(b) Take the brothers to a bar
(c) Iron their saris
(d) Come to Calcutta with them

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

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

5. How does the richness of Hyder Ali's home compare to Raja's home?
(a) Raja's home is shabby and empty, devoid of friends, color and charm
(b) Raja's home is full of love and compassion and Ali's is void of emotion
(c) Raja's home is welcoming and warm, and Ali's home is cold and dark
(d) Raja's home is full of interesting people and no one visits Ali

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dr. Biswas admire above all others?

2. What does Bim think of his statement?

3. What happened to their mother after twenty years of spending her evenings at the club?

4. What do the children call their father?

5. When Tara speaks of being young again, what is Bim's reaction?

(see the answer key)

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