1. How does Bim react to her sister's problems at school
(a) She goes to the teachers and asks them for help
(b) She ignores her sister and joins in with the teasing
(c) She complains to Raja and asks him to fix it
(d) She defends Tara against the other children

2. Alone in her room that afternoon, what does Bim realize?
(a) She loves her brothers and her sister more than anything, and she needs to forgive and make amends
(b) She wants to leave home
(c) She really hates being a teacher
(d) She resents her family

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

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

5. Tara tries to talk to one of the Misras sisters regarding her concerns about Bim. How does the Misras sister react?
(a) She says Bim is fine
(b) She offers to come live with Bim and help her
(c) She offers other examples of Bim's strange behavior
(d) She offers to help Tara speak with her

6. As Tara gets older, she no longer seeks comfort from Aunt Mira. Where does she go?
(a) To movies in town
(b) To Hyder Ali's house
(c) To the neighbors house to spend time with the Misras sisters
(d) She runs away from home with one of the Misras sisters

7. Who was called to care for Baba when the mother grew tired of him?
(a) Tara
(b) The cow
(c) The cook
(d) Aunt Mira

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

9. What has happened to the Misras brothers' wives?
(a) They have returned to their own families rather than deal with the men
(b) They have pursued careers in the foreign service and travel constantly
(c) They are still at the house, just away shopping
(d) They have passed away

10. When Raja is away from home one afternoon, what do Bim and Tara do?
(a) They drank his private stash of whiskey and tore his magazines
(b) They put on his clothes, imitate him, disturb his papers in his room and smoke his cigarettes
(c) They moved his bed to the lawn
(d) They cleaned his room and put fresh flowers in it

11. What honor did Bim receive in school?
(a) Most accomplished reader
(b) Head girl
(c) Most Improved Student
(d) Best athlete

12. What is the one thing she could not do for Baba?
(a) She could not teach him to try new things
(b) She could not teach him to eat
(c) She could not teach him how to talk
(d) She could not teach him to dress himself

13. What did Raja want to be when he was grown up?
(a) A Hero
(b) A soldier
(c) A librarian
(d) A writer

14. When Bakul sees Bim at her desk the next morning and offers to help with speaking to Sharma, what is her reaction?
(a) Bim asks him to speak to Sharma
(b) Bim says she is going to sell the family shares to the business
(c) Bim thanks him for his concern
(d) Bim pretends there is no problem

15. What is Theosophy?
(a) A way to cook meat
(b) A type of cat
(c) A type of cow
(d) A form of religion