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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did her father give her mother injections?
(a) Her mother had diabetes
(b) He was slowly poisoning her
(c) Her mother was a drug addict
(d) Her mother had t.b.

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

3. Where is Tara spending all of her time?
(a) At the home of Hyder Ali
(b) At the home of the Misras sisters
(c) Under Aunt Mira's bed
(d) On the rose path

4. What happened to Hyder Ali's household members?
(a) They were all killed in the riots
(b) They were imprisoned
(c) They fled to America
(d) They escaped to Hyderabad

5. What happens to Aunt Mira in this chapter?
(a) She dies
(b) She begins a career as a professional caregiver
(c) She begins obsessing about the cow
(d) She surprises everyone by marrying Dr. Biswas

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't they visit more often?

2. Bakul is waiting for them on the veranda. What music greets the sisters when they join Bakul?

3. What skill do Raja and Bim possess and use throughout their childhood that Tara does not possess?

4. How does Bim handle her anger at Raja for growing up and away from the other children?

5. Where did Bim and Raja go to cool off in the summer evenings?

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