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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What helps Raja to begin to get better?
2. Where has Bakul been posted when he comes to ask Bim for permission to marry Tara?
3. Why are the Misras sisters still living at the family home?
4. How do Bim's students describe Old Delhi?
5. Where does Tara remember going for escape from the neglect of her parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Aunt Mira's behavior in this chapter.
2. How is Old Delhi different from New Delhi? Re-read the parts describing the city and note the words the author uses. Do the words create a sense of place?
3. What are some of the basic differences between Tara and Bim? Examine their appearance, their attitudes, their sense of family.
4. Describe the way Bim speaks to Tara, to Bakul and to Baba.
5. Why does Raja choose Hindu College over his original choice?
6. Describe how Bim sees her brother's poems now.
7. Why is Bim's conversation with the elder Misras important to the plot?
8. Why do the children think of their father as the master of the entrance and the exit?
9. Why are Muslims no longer safe in India? What has caused this problem?
10. How does Tara feel about her youth? What makes her feel that way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tara and Bim are sisters, but their personalities are very different. Describe each of the sisters and compare them in the following ways:
1) visions of the future
2) learning and school
3) handling adversity
4) finding love and happiness in their lives
Essay Topic 2
When Raja and Bim are children, they are close, best friends. As he ages, Raja turns away from Bim, until he finally leaves her. Describe the evolution of this relationship, and your explanation for Raja's decision to leave the family home?
Essay Topic 3
What is the symbolism of the cow in the plot? Does it represent the innocence of the children, the indentured servitude of Aunt Mira, lost hopes, or is it just a cow?
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