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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. What happened to the father?
(a) He becomes successful in business and leaves
(b) He remarries
(c) He falls in love with Mira
(d) He dies in an automobile accident
2. Who did their brother Raja admire above all?
(a) Roy Rogers
(b) Hyder Ali Sahib
(c) Their father
(d) Baba
3. How does Bim react to his interest?
(a) She moves away
(b) She begins stalking him
(c) She ignores him
(d) She falls in love
4. What goes wrong with Dr. Biswas and Bim?
(a) Bim's father disapproves of Dr. Biswas
(b) There is too great an age difference
(c) His mother does not like her, and Bim does not really like him
(d) Dr. Biswas is of a different religion
5. What happens to the mother?
(a) She divorces the father
(b) She runs off with the chauffeur
(c) She grows old and Bim must care for her
(d) She dies without the children ever seeing her again
Short Answer Questions
1. What happened to Hyder Ali's household members?
2. What does Baba do that surprises everyone?
3. When Raja gets older, what other activity does he get involved in at Hyder Ali's home?
4. What overcomes Tara when she is at her family home?
5. Why does Raja's father refuse to sign for Raja to attend his chosen college?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Old Delhi different from New Delhi? Re-read the parts describing the city and note the words the author uses. Do the words create a sense of place?
2. How does Bim describe time? What do you think she means by this?
3. What is the importance in the plot of the Misras brother, Mulk, and his drunkeness
4. Why is Bim's conversation with the elder Misras important to the plot?
5. Why does the tea party with Dr. Biswas, his mother and Bim go badly?
6. What is symbolic about the father's car that was left in the garage after his death?
7. Describe Bakul's appearance and behavior, and discuss his attitude towards his work and towards his wife.
8. Why do the children think of their father as the master of the entrance and the exit?
9. Why is Raja so upset about the whereabouts of the family of Hyder Ali Sahid?
10. What resulted from Raja's admiration of Hyder Ali Sahid?
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