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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. The sisters remember playing in the sand and along the banks of what nearby river?
(a) Ganges
(b) Mississippi
(c) Nile
(d) Jumna

2. What is wrong with Aunt Mira?
(a) She is slowly going mad and drinking
(b) She is in love with the gardner
(c) She has tuberculosis
(d) She has diabetes

3. What do the children call their father?
(a) Daddy
(b) The master of the entrance and the exit
(c) The one who loves us
(d) Poppa

4. When Bim and Baba return from Hyder Ali Sahib's house, what has happened?
(a) The cow has drowned in the garden
(b) Aunt Mira has lost her mind and is running through the garden naked
(c) All of the roses have died
(d) Tara has run off with Bakul

5. Why are the Misras sisters still living at the family home?
(a) They want to be with their brothers
(b) They have a home based internet business
(c) Their husbands have abandoned them
(d) They were wounded in the war

Short Answer Questions

1. What family pet is rescued from the tree in the garden?

2. Where does Tara remember going for escape from the neglect of her parents?

3. What does Bakul say to Tara when she decides to stay with her family that morning instead of going with him to New Delhi?

4. Who is sitting on the veranda while Raja departs the family home?

5. How does Bim react to his interest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are Muslims no longer safe in India? What has caused this problem?

4. Describe Bim as an adult woman, including her attitude towards her family members as well as her appearance.

5. Why does Bim show the letter from Raja to Tara?

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

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

8. Why do you think Bim believes she is seeing Aunt Mira's ghost in the garden?

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

10. Why does Bim begin to respond to Dr. Biswas and his invitations to take her out?

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