1. 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 dress himself
(c) She could not teach him how to talk
(d) She could not teach him to eat

2. How was Mira treated by her husband's family after he died?
(a) As if she were a valued member of the family
(b) As if she were the Queen of India
(c) As if she were their slave
(d) With respect and love

3. What sort of climate did the children grow up in?
(a) Moderate, with four distinct seasons of snow, cool autumns, mild summers and pleasant springs.
(b) Bitter cold, in the mountains of India
(c) Tropic, intense heat and humidity during the summer
(d) On an island off the coast of India, breezy and warm

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

5. What did Mira give the children that their own parents did not?
(a) Presents and money
(b) Drugs and alcohol
(c) Strict discipline and punishment
(d) Compassion and attention

6. In this chapter, who is Tara attempting to write a letter to?
(a) Her daughters
(b) Baba
(c) Raja
(d) One of the Misras brothers

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

8. As a child, what was Tara always expecting?
(a) To be punished by her parents
(b) To find a treasure or become a princess
(c) To be disappointed
(d) To find out she was adopted

9. How does Bakul deal with the atmosphere in Tara's family home during their stay?
(a) He schedules luncheons and meetings all day every day
(b) He encourages the sisters to talk it out
(c) He manipulates Bim and Tara to cause further anger
(d) He tries to assist Tara in working out the problems with her sister

10. What has happened to the Misras sisters' husbands?
(a) They have abandoned the sisters
(b) They have died
(c) They have been lost at sea
(d) They have divorced the sitsers

11. What is Bakul's solution to Tara's problems with Bim?
(a) To encourage Bim and Raja to meet and talk
(b) To forget about it
(c) To have Bim committed to an institution
(d) To take Bim shopping for new clothes

12. What does she say to Baba that upsets him?
(a) She is breaking all of his records
(b) She is selling the family business and he must move in with Raja
(c) She does not love him
(d) She wants him to start going to the office every day

13. Who of the family needed Aunt Mira the most?
(a) Tara
(b) Baba
(c) The father
(d) The mother

14. What did Bim want to be when she was grown up?
(a) A card player
(b) A Heroine
(c) A caregiver
(d) A race car driver

15. What disease did Aunt Mira nurse Bim and Raja through?
(a) Typhoid
(b) Cancer
(c) Smallpox
(d) Chicken pox