1. Why are the Misras sisters still living at the family home?
(a) Their husbands have abandoned them
(b) They were wounded in the war
(c) They have a home based internet business
(d) They want to be with their brothers

2. What world event occurred that year that made such a difference in the lives of the four children?
(a) World War II begins
(b) Independence for India and Pakistan
(c) Queen Victoria of England dies
(d) Vietnam War ends

3. Why are the Misras brothers still living alone at their family home?
(a) Their wives have left them for other men
(b) The Misras sisters have asked them to come home
(c) They were wounded in the war
(d) They are drunkards and their wives have left them

4. Why did Baba refuse the new 78 records that Tara found for him?
(a) He is no longer using the gramophone
(b) He does not like Tara
(c) He already has those copies
(d) He only likes the ones he has already

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

6. Who does Bimla think of when she hears that Gandhi has been killed?
(a) Raja
(b) Tara
(c) Dr. Biswas
(d) Mrs. Gandhi

7. How often do Bakul and Tara visit Bim and Baba?
(a) Daily
(b) Every summer
(c) Every three to five years
(d) Never

8. What does Dr. Biswas say is wrong with Bim?
(a) She is caring for too many sick people
(b) She is getting gray
(c) She is getting fat
(d) She is conceited

9. Where does Raja say he will go?
(a) To Hyderabad to live with the family of Hyder Ali Sahib
(b) To New Delhi and get an apartment
(c) To live with Bakul and Tara
(d) To America and start a new life

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

11. What happens to the mother?
(a) She divorces the father
(b) She grows old and Bim must care for her
(c) She runs off with the chauffeur
(d) She dies without the children ever seeing her again

12. Where does Bakul think he and Tara should have stayed instead of at her family home?
(a) In a hotel
(b) At the home of Bakul's parents
(c) His uncle and aunt's on Aurangzeb Road
(d) In the empty house of Hyder Ali Sahib

13. How does the richness of Hyder Ali's home compare to Raja's home?
(a) Raja's home is full of love and compassion and Ali's is void of emotion
(b) Raja's home is welcoming and warm, and Ali's home is cold and dark
(c) Raja's home is shabby and empty, devoid of friends, color and charm
(d) Raja's home is full of interesting people and no one visits Ali

14. What surrounds Tara's family home and those of her neighbors?
(a) A lake
(b) Gardens full of plants and birds
(c) Dry parched desert
(d) Poverty and sickness

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