2. Which neighbors do Bakul, Bim and Tara decide to visit that night?
(a) Gandhi
(b) Misras
(c) Aunt Mira's family
(d) Hyder Ali Sahib

3. What talent did their brother Raja have that developed into a career for him?
(a) He was a great cook
(b) He sang rock and roll
(c) He drove race cars
(d) He wrote poetry

4. What overcomes Tara when she is at her family home?
(a) Heat, laziness, intimidation by her sister
(b) Sneezing and coughing
(c) Energy, excitement and enthusiasm
(d) An urge to cook

5. What does Tara ask Bim to do?
(a) Attend the upcoming wedding of Raja's daughter
(b) Do her laundry
(c) Move away from the house
(d) Fix dinner for her and Bakul

6. What childhood event do the Misras sisters remind Tara of that night?
(a) When the mad dog was shot at school
(b) When the children first see Hyder Ali Sahib
(c) When the bees attacked Bim
(d) When their parents died

7. What does Bakul tell people who ask detrimental questions about India?
(a) I will check for you and find out
(b) I don't know the answer
(c) No comment
(d) Mind your own business

8. When Bim and Baba return from Hyder Ali Sahib's house, what has happened?
(a) Aunt Mira has lost her mind and is running through the garden naked
(b) Tara has run off with Bakul
(c) The cow has drowned in the garden
(d) All of the roses have died

9. The sisters remember playing in the sand and along the banks of what nearby river?
(a) Mississippi
(b) Nile
(c) Ganges
(d) Jumna

10. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?
(a) Tara agrees that Raja is evil
(b) Tara is shocked and tries to convince Bim that Raja is not a bad man
(c) Tara decides to show the letter to Bakul to intercede on Bim's behalf
(d) Tara is too busy looking at her fingernails to listen

11. Who begins to show interest in Bim?
(a) Sharma
(b) One of her students
(c) Dr. Biswas
(d) A Buddhist monk

12. What kind of business did the Misras brothers have and lose?
(a) Bar and Grill
(b) Ice factory and soda water business
(c) Auto repair shop
(d) Car washing

13. What are the names of the people everyone is talking about that summer, according to this novel?
(a) Gandhi, FDR, Churchill and Nehru
(b) Gandhi, Clinton, Reagan and Bush
(c) Queen Elizabeth, Gandhi, Churchill and Nehru
(d) Gandhi, Mountbatten, Churchill, Jinnah and Nehru

14. Why does Dr. Biswas think Bim is not interested in his courtship?
(a) Because she is in love with someone else
(b) She wants to become a num
(c) She is not interested in men
(d) She has dedicated her life to caring for her aunt and her brothers

15. What disrupts the neighborhood gathering?
(a) Mulk, one of the brothers, gets drunk and abusive
(b) Bakul gets angry and leaves
(c) Curfew bells sound
(d) The city fires are getting dangerously close