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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. How did the climate affect the children?
(a) They spent all their time out of doors riding their bikes
(b) They laid around the house or on the veranda, too hot to play anything but word games
(c) They were energized to do anything to keep warm
(d) They were active in sports

2. Where did Bakul and Tara meet?
(a) At the house of the Misras family
(b) At church
(c) At Hyder Ali's house
(d) At school

3. How does Bakul deal with the atmosphere in Tara's family home during their stay?
(a) He tries to assist Tara in working out the problems with her sister
(b) He encourages the sisters to talk it out
(c) He schedules luncheons and meetings all day every day
(d) He manipulates Bim and Tara to cause further anger

4. What sort of climate did the children grow up in?
(a) On an island off the coast of India, breezy and warm
(b) Moderate, with four distinct seasons of snow, cool autumns, mild summers and pleasant springs.
(c) Bitter cold, in the mountains of India
(d) Tropic, intense heat and humidity during the summer

5. Why is Tara carrying a set of keys on a chain around her waist?
(a) She cannot find her purse
(b) She likes the sound it makes when she walks
(c) Bakul has asked her to keep the keys to their trunks and suitcases
(d) She found these keys in Bim's desk and Bim gave them to her

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bim want to be when she was grown up?

2. That night on the veranda, what does Tara become upset about and apologize for?

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

4. Who was sent to fetch them?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bim see their childhood?

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

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

4. How does Tara see their childhood?

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

6. 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?

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

8. How does Tara see Aunt Mira?

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

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

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