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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After she speaks to Baba, who does Bim seek out to vent her anger?
(a) the cook
(b) No one, her anger is finally spent
(c) The cat
(d) Tara

2. What has Bim worried in this chapter?
(a) Dr. Biswas is courting her again
(b) Baba is ill
(c) Bim has just discovered she is pregnant
(d) A letter from the family business partner, Sharma, has arrived and he wishes to speak to them

3. 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 decides to show the letter to Bakul to intercede on Bim's behalf
(c) Tara is too busy looking at her fingernails to listen
(d) Tara agrees that Raja is evil

4. What is Bakul's solution to Tara's problems with Bim?
(a) To take Bim shopping for new clothes
(b) To forget about it
(c) To have Bim committed to an institution
(d) To encourage Bim and Raja to meet and talk

5. Bakul is waiting for them on the veranda. What music greets the sisters when they join Bakul?
(a) Baba's old 78 records
(b) Aunt Mira playing the flute
(c) Country music from the Misras home
(d) Bakul's transister radio

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Baba refuse the new 78 records that Tara found for him?

2. How does Bakul deal with the atmosphere in Tara's family home during their stay?

3. What did Bim want to be when she was grown up?

4. What do the children call their father?

5. In this chapter, who is Tara attempting to write a letter to?

(see the answer key)

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