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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Raja gets older, what other activity does he get involved in at Hyder Ali's home?
(a) He begins embroidery with the women
(b) He begins to do all the cooking for the family
(c) He chews betel leaves with the servants
(d) He joins the circle of older men on the lawn, partaking in discussions

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

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

4. What language does Raja admire the most?
(a) English
(b) Spanish
(c) HIndi
(d) Urdu

5. What happens to Aunt Mira in this chapter?
(a) She begins a career as a professional caregiver
(b) She begins obsessing about the cow
(c) She surprises everyone by marrying Dr. Biswas
(d) She dies

Short Answer Questions

1. What goes wrong with Dr. Biswas and Bim?

2. What childhood event do the Misras sisters remind Tara of that night?

3. What does Raja say as he is leaving for Hyderabad?

4. What happened to Hyder Ali's household members?

5. How often do Bakul and Tara visit Bim and Baba?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Biswas feel a sense of failure after talking to Bim about Raja's tuberculosis?

2. Why is Bim's conversation with the elder Misras important to the plot?

3. Why does Raja choose Hindu College over his original choice?

4. Why does Raja leave Bim alone to care for Baba?

5. Describe how Bim sees her brother's poems now.

6. Describe the way Bim speaks to Tara, to Bakul and to Baba.

7. What is the importance in the plot of the Misras brother, Mulk, and his drunkeness

8. Why does the tea party with Dr. Biswas, his mother and Bim go badly?

9. How does Bim feel about her youth? Why do you think she feels that way?

10. What resulted from Raja's admiration of Hyder Ali Sahid?

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