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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the last time that Bim has seen Raja?
(a) Just after the birth of his third child
(b) Just after he was married and his first child was born
(c) Last year
(d) Last week

2. Who was called to care for Baba when the mother grew tired of him?
(a) Tara
(b) The cook
(c) Aunt Mira
(d) The cow

3. What does Tara decide to do after that conversation about Raja?
(a) Write a letter to Bim's school and share her concerns
(b) Leave earlier than they had planned
(c) Call Raja and tell him what happened
(d) Watch her sister's behavior more closely

4. What do the children do every evening?
(a) Texted their parents on cell phones
(b) Wait for their parents to come home from playing bridge at the club
(c) Watched the evening news on the television
(d) Played quietly in their rooms, did their homework and spent time with their parents

5. Who does Bimla think of when she hears that Gandhi has been killed?
(a) Dr. Biswas
(b) Tara
(c) Raja
(d) Mrs. Gandhi

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Raja get that summer?

2. Why did her father give her mother injections?

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

4. What episode at school disturbed Tara deeply and made her think of blood?

5. In the summer of what year does Bim think time stopped for the family?

(see the answer key)

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