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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 do the children do every evening?
(a) Texted their parents on cell phones
(b) Wait for their parents to come home from playing bridge at the club
(c) Played quietly in their rooms, did their homework and spent time with their parents
(d) Watched the evening news on the television

2. How does Bim handle her anger at Raja for growing up and away from the other children?
(a) She becomes cruel to Tara
(b) She uses a punching bag in the gardner's shed
(c) She takes long walks by the river
(d) She watches hours of television

3. That night on the veranda, what does Tara become upset about and apologize for?
(a) The time she got angry at Bim for cutting her hair
(b) For leaving Bim with Baba
(c) The time Bim gets attacked by bees and Tara did nothing
(d) For marrying Bakul instead of Dr. Biswas

4. 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

5. How does Bakul treat Tara?
(a) As a sexy, exciting partner
(b) As a companion whose opinion is well respected
(c) As a beloved servant
(d) Like a rug on which to wipe his feet

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the Misras sisters' husbands?

2. What big event is happening at Raja's house?

3. What is Raja's favorite hobby at this time?

4. Why does Bim become angry at Tara?

5. Why is Tara so shocked at Bim's descriptions of Raja and his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author use the episodes of the mad dog, the young teacher, and the bees to describe Tara's character?

2. Why did Tara think her father was trying to kill her mother?

3. On page 115, the children ask Mira why their parents play cards, and Mira thinks the answer is obvious. What do you think is the reason?

4. Describe Aunt Mira as she is in this chapter

5. What difference does Aunt Mira make in Baba's life?

6. Describe Bim as Tara sees her in this chapter.

7. What is symbolic about Tara holding Bim's hand on the day of their departure?

8. How does Tara see their childhood?

9. How was Mira treated by her dead husband's family?

10. Describe Raja in Bim's eyes until this chapter begins.

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