2. What does Raja say as he is leaving for Hyderabad?
(a) That he will never come back
(b) That he knows his true love is Bim but he cannot have her
(c) That he will return to care for Bim and Baba
(d) That he wants Bim to send his books to him there

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

4. Who does Raja suggest to take over the family business?
(a) Tara
(b) Dr. Biswas
(c) Baba
(d) Aunt Mira

5. What happened to their mother after twenty years of spending her evenings at the club?
(a) She found another man
(b) She decided to spend the evening playing cards with her children
(c) She decided she no longer wanted to play bridge
(d) She missed an evening and slipped into a coma

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

7. What family pet joins the sisters in the garden?
(a) Badshah, the family dog
(b) Jayla the family parrot
(c) Bessie the cow
(d) Rex the camel

8. What goes wrong with Dr. Biswas and Bim?
(a) Bim's father disapproves of Dr. Biswas
(b) Dr. Biswas is of a different religion
(c) His mother does not like her, and Bim does not really like him
(d) There is too great an age difference

9. When Tara speaks of being young again, what is Bim's reaction?
(a) Bim says she envies Tara's childhood more than her own
(b) Bim says she would love to be a child again
(c) Bim remarks she would never be young again for anything
(d) Bim says she doesn't remember much about her childhood

10. What do the children call their father?
(a) The one who loves us
(b) Poppa
(c) The master of the entrance and the exit
(d) Daddy

11. What does Bim claim they do not have enough of for Bakul, yet she pours it generously for the cat and for Baba?
(a) Milk
(b) Tea
(c) Beer
(d) Water

12. Where has Bakul been posted when he comes to ask Bim for permission to marry Tara?
(a) United States
(b) Russia
(c) Pakistan
(d) Ceylon

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

14. How does Bim recover from grieving for Aunt Mira
(a) Bim begins going to church regularly
(b) She writes a long letter to Raja concerning their memories of Mira
(c) Repeating the poem The Waste Land
(d) She spends time at Mira's grave, talking to her

15. When Raja gets older, what other activity does he get involved in at Hyder Ali's home?
(a) He begins to do all the cooking for the family
(b) He begins embroidery with the women
(c) He chews betel leaves with the servants
(d) He joins the circle of older men on the lawn, partaking in discussions