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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bakul tell people who ask detrimental questions about India?
(a) Mind your own business
(b) No comment
(c) I will check for you and find out
(d) I don't know the answer

2. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?
(a) Tara is shocked and tries to convince Bim that Raja is not a bad man
(b) Tara is too busy looking at her fingernails to listen
(c) Tara decides to show the letter to Bakul to intercede on Bim's behalf
(d) Tara agrees that Raja is evil

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

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

5. Who does Tara think Bim looks like?
(a) Aunt Mira
(b) Baba
(c) One of the Misras sisters
(d) Their mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What color horse does Hyder Ali ride along the banks of the Jumna River

2. What happens on one of these summer evenings that makes an impression on all of the children?

3. What are the names of the people everyone is talking about that summer, according to this novel?

4. What does Raja say as he is leaving for Hyderabad?

5. Why is it so strange for Bim to ask Baba if he is going to the office that morning?

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