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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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

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

4. Who does Dr. Biswas admire above all others?
(a) Gandhi
(b) Elvis Presley
(c) Beethoven
(d) Mozart

5. What goes wrong with Dr. Biswas and Bim?
(a) Bim's father disapproves of Dr. Biswas
(b) Dr. Biswas is of a different religion
(c) There is too great an age difference
(d) His mother does not like her, and Bim does not really like him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bim think of his statement?

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

3. How often do Bakul and Tara visit Bim and Baba?

4. What illness does Raja get that summer?

5. What disrupts the neighborhood gathering?

(see the answer key)

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