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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 did Raja want to be when he was grown up?
(a) A soldier
(b) A Hero
(c) A writer
(d) A librarian
2. How does Bim react to her sister's problems at school
(a) She defends Tara against the other children
(b) She goes to the teachers and asks them for help
(c) She complains to Raja and asks him to fix it
(d) She ignores her sister and joins in with the teasing
3. What is Baba's reaction?
(a) He speaks for the first time
(b) He goes to Tara for help
(c) He cries and runs out of the room
(d) He draws back from Bim as if she has hit him
4. How was Baba different from the other children?
(a) He was darker in skin color
(b) He was very slow to progress and did not talk
(c) He could see into the future
(d) He was brilliant, a quick learner and early to walk and talk
5. 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
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was sent to fetch them?
2. Who was called to care for Baba when the mother grew tired of him?
3. What would Baba think if anything happened to Bim?
4. That night on the veranda, what does Tara become upset about and apologize for?
5. How does Bakul treat Tara?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Tara think her father was trying to kill her mother?
2. Why does Bim take out her rage on Baba?
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. How did Bim remember the incident where she was stung by bees?
5. What is the symbolism of Tara's words to Bim pouring out of her quickly on the day of her departure?
6. In your opinion, has Bim always been this way and Tara never saw it, or has Bim changed over the years?
7. Why does Tara want Bim and Baba to go to the wedding of Raja's daughter?
8. How does Tara see their childhood?
9. Describe the children's mother
10. What is the symbolism of Bim tearing up Raja's old letter concerning the rent?
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