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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. How does Tara, in this chapter, remember her parents?
2. What does Bim give Baba by way of apology for driving him out of the house that morning?
3. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?
4. What happens when Raja's friends at Hindu College find out he believes the idea of Pakistan is feasible?
5. When Tara speaks of being young again, what is Bim's reaction?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the way Bim speaks to Tara, to Bakul and to Baba.
2. Describe how Bim sees her brother's poems now.
3. How does Tara feel about her youth? What makes her feel that way?
4. 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?
5. Why does so much responsibility fall to Bim?
6. Why is Bim's conversation with the elder Misras important to the plot?
7. Why is Raja so upset about the whereabouts of the family of Hyder Ali Sahid?
8. How does Bim feel about her youth? Why do you think she feels that way?
9. Describe Aunt Mira's behavior in this chapter.
10. Why do the children think of their father as the master of the entrance and the exit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Read the paragraphs following the moment that Tara, Bakul and the girls leave the family home and Bim and Baba are left sitting on the veranda in the light. How the symbolism and theme of the entire novel represented there?
Essay Topic 2
Raja admires Hyder Ali Sahib from the moment he first sees him. How did Hyder Ali Sahib's attention to the young Hindi man affect Raja's life?
Essay Topic 3
Read over the poetry lines used by the author in this novel, which are used as a plot device. What was the purpose of each insertion into the story line? Does it work?
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