1. Where does Baba get the gramophone?
(a) He steals it from the Misras sisters
(b) He finds it in the dumpster
(c) From Sears
(d) From the empty house of Hyder Ali

2. In the summer of what year does Bim think time stopped for the family?
(a) 1965
(b) 1947
(c) 1982
(d) 1908

3. What does Mulk accuse his sisters of doing to him?
(a) Running off his wife
(b) Kidnapping his children
(c) Running off his musicians and denying him money
(d) Stealing his musical instruments

4. What does Bim pull out of the desk to show to Tara that night?
(a) A love letter from Dr. Biswas
(b) Photos of their last visit
(c) A letter from Raja to Bim saying he is now her landlord
(d) A scrapbook

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

6. Who does Raja share his knowledge and dreams with in the family?
(a) Bimla
(b) The jet-black cat
(c) Baba
(d) Tara

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

8. Where does Tara remember going for escape from the neglect of her parents?
(a) To her Aunt Mira's room
(b) To school
(c) To the roof of the house
(d) To Hyder Ali Sahib's house to read

9. Where does Bim go with the Doctor?
(a) To bed
(b) To the river
(c) To a play
(d) To a concert

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

11. Bakul is waiting for them on the veranda. What music greets the sisters when they join Bakul?
(a) Country music from the Misras home
(b) Bakul's transister radio
(c) Baba's old 78 records
(d) Aunt Mira playing the flute

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

13. What was the difference in religion between Raja and Hyder Ali?
(a) Raja is Hindu, Hyder Ali is Muslim
(b) Raja is Catholic, Ali is Muslim
(c) Raja is Hindu, Ali is an atheist
(d) Raja is Hindu, Hyder Ali was Catholic

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

15. What does Bim attempt to do when she joins the others in the garden area and begins talking?
(a) Sleep on the grass
(b) Flirt with Mulk
(c) Get slowly but surely drunk
(d) To provoke reactions from Bakul and Tara