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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 does Bim say when Bakul suggests she talk with Raja before selling?
(a) I will call him this afternoon
(b) That Raja would not care
(c) Who is Raja?
(d) I agree, I will consult him, you and Baba before making a decision.

2. In her mind, what does Bim compare Bakul and Tara, the Misras, Raja and his family to?
(a) Enemies
(b) Mosquitoes
(c) Family pets
(d) Roses

3. What did Raja want to be when he was grown up?
(a) A librarian
(b) A Hero
(c) A writer
(d) A soldier

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

5. Who of the family needed Aunt Mira the most?
(a) Tara
(b) The father
(c) Baba
(d) The mother

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Mira treated by her husband's family after he died?

2. How many children does Raja have?

3. How does Bim remember the incident?

4. Whose letter does Tara read to Bim?

5. What disease did Aunt Mira nurse Bim and Raja through?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why is the episode with the cow so important to this novel?

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

5. Describe the relationship between Bim and Raja.

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

7. Describe the children's mother

8. Why does Bim resist everything Tara says and mocks Bakul's words?

9. In your opinion, has Bim always been this way and Tara never saw it, or has Bim changed over the years?

10. How does Bim see their childhood?

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