1. 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 to help Tara speak with her
(c) She offers other examples of Bim's strange behavior
(d) She says Bim is fine

2. What event at school upsets Tara so much she lies to avoid it?
(a) Charity Thursdays
(b) Class picture day
(c) Spelling tests
(d) Sports Day

3. What episode at school disturbed Tara deeply and made her think of blood?
(a) The shooting of a mad dog that was hiding under one of the buildings
(b) One of the teachers dies in class
(c) One of the girls in class injures their head
(d) A bird hits the school room window and dies

4. Where did Bakul and Tara meet?
(a) At Hyder Ali's house
(b) At church
(c) At school
(d) At the house of the Misras family

5. What does Baba say?
(a) "Who is Raja?"
(b) "I hate you"
(c) "You are right, I should go"
(d) Nothing

6. What did Tara see her father do to her mother long ago?
(a) Yell at her
(b) Give her an injection for her diabetes
(c) Make love to her
(d) Slap her

7. What does Bim do that evening to help calm her mind?
(a) Watches a favorite tv program
(b) Calls Raja and talks for hours
(c) Reads her old favorite books
(d) Drinks wine

8. At what age was Aunt Mira widowed?
(a) 15
(b) 25
(c) 17
(d) 50

9. What does she do with the papers?
(a) She throws most of them away, symbolically ridding herself of their hold on her
(b) She confronts Bakul with them
(c) She burns them
(d) She gives them to Tara's daughters

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

11. When was the last time that Bim has seen Raja?
(a) Last week
(b) Just after the birth of his third child
(c) Last year
(d) Just after he was married and his first child was born

12. How does Aunt Mira treat Baba?
(a) She ignores him
(b) She loves him and teaches him how to take care of himself
(c) She is afraid of him and avoids him
(d) She pushes him too hard to achieve things

13. What happens on one of these summer evenings that makes an impression on all of the children?
(a) They find a dead cow in the river
(b) The river floods and Baba nearly drowns
(c) Hyder Ali Sahib rides past them on his great white horse
(d) A group of soldiers march by

14. What big event is happening at Raja's house?
(a) His daughter is getting married
(b) His wife is pregnant again
(c) His 100th poem has been published
(d) He is being promoted

15. What is one of the most memorable actions she takes against Tara?
(a) Bim suspends Tara's telephone rights
(b) Bim tells Aunt Mira lies about Tara
(c) Bim cuts off all of Tara's hair
(d) Biim exposes Tara to a swarm of bees