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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bim now see the pattern of her life?
(a) Bitter
(b) Eccentric
(c) Old
(d) Uneventful

2. Tara tries to talk to one of the Misras sisters regarding her concerns about Bim. How does the Misras sister react?
(a) She offers to come live with Bim and help her
(b) She offers other examples of Bim's strange behavior
(c) She offers to help Tara speak with her
(d) She says Bim is fine

3. Who does Bim direct her anger to?
(a) Mira
(b) Baba
(c) The cat
(d) The cow

4. What sort of climate did the children grow up in?
(a) Bitter cold, in the mountains of India
(b) Tropic, intense heat and humidity during the summer
(c) On an island off the coast of India, breezy and warm
(d) Moderate, with four distinct seasons of snow, cool autumns, mild summers and pleasant springs.

5. Who was sent to fetch them?
(a) Hyder Ali
(b) Tara and Baba
(c) Aunt Mira
(d) The Misras brothers

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bim and Raja go to cool off in the summer evenings?

2. What disrupts the neighborhood gathering?

3. What is wrong with Aunt Mira?

4. Where is Tara spending all of her time?

5. Alone in her room that afternoon, what does Bim realize?

(see the answer key)

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