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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While they are still children, what childish claim to fame does Raja have?
(a) He always cheats in order to win
(b) He always wins at cards
(c) The sisters are never able to catch him in any game
(d) He is the only one able to count to 100 for hide and go seek

2. How do Bim's students describe Old Delhi?
(a) The place where they wish to live forever
(b) As a great cemetery, with every house a tomb
(c) A bustling business center
(d) A vibrant city representing progress

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

4. At lunch that day, what does Bim try to force Tara to eat?
(a) A rotten orange
(b) Orange peels
(c) Red meat
(d) Very hot curry

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bim claim they do not have enough of for Bakul, yet she pours it generously for the cat and for Baba?

2. Why is Tara carrying a set of keys on a chain around her waist?

3. Why does Aunt Mira ask the chidren's parents for a cow?

4. Where does Bakul think he and Tara should have stayed instead of at her family home?

5. Where does Raja say he will go?

(see the answer key)

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