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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. 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) For marrying Bakul instead of Dr. Biswas
(d) The time Bim gets attacked by bees and Tara did nothing

2. What does Bim do that evening to help calm her mind?
(a) Drinks wine
(b) Calls Raja and talks for hours
(c) Watches a favorite tv program
(d) Reads her old favorite books

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

4. What event at school upsets Tara so much she lies to avoid it?
(a) Spelling tests
(b) Sports Day
(c) Charity Thursdays
(d) Class picture day

5. How does Aunt Mira treat Baba?
(a) She ignores him
(b) She loves him and teaches him how to take care of himself
(c) She is afraid of him and avoids him
(d) She pushes him too hard to achieve things

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, what was Tara always expecting?

2. Where did Bim and Raja go to cool off in the summer evenings?

3. When Bakul sees Bim at her desk the next morning and offers to help with speaking to Sharma, what is her reaction?

4. What is Theosophy?

5. How does Bim handle her anger at Raja for growing up and away from the other children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism the author is relaying when she describes childhood games where the sisters are never able to catch their older brother?

2. Describe the children's mother

3. Describe the relationship between Bim and Raja.

4. Why does Tara want Bim and Baba to go to the wedding of Raja's daughter?

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

6. Why is Bakul so shocked when Bim says she has made a decision?

7. Describe Aunt Mira as she is in this chapter

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

9. Why does Tara fail so miserably in school?

10. Describe the word games the children played to pass the time.

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