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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it so strange for Bim to ask Baba if he is going to the office that morning?
(a) He is usually off on Tuesdays
(b) Bim usually does not speak to Baba in the morning
(c) He has already mentioned going to the track that morning
(d) He is mentally retarded and never goes to the office

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

3. What did Tara think was happening?
(a) That her mother was dying of terminal cancer
(b) That her mother was a drug addict
(c) That her father had killed her mother
(d) That her father was a doctor

4. That night on the veranda, what does Tara become upset about and apologize for?
(a) For marrying Bakul instead of Dr. Biswas
(b) The time Bim gets attacked by bees and Tara did nothing
(c) The time she got angry at Bim for cutting her hair
(d) For leaving Bim with Baba

5. What happens on one of these summer evenings that makes an impression on all of the children?
(a) The river floods and Baba nearly drowns
(b) A group of soldiers march by
(c) Hyder Ali Sahib rides past them on his great white horse
(d) They find a dead cow in the river

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Bim's students describe Old Delhi?

2. Where did Bakul and Tara meet?

3. What does Bim give Baba by way of apology for driving him out of the house that morning?

4. What does Bim do that evening to help calm her mind?

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

(see the answer key)

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