Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose letter does Tara read to Bim?
2. What did her doctor describe for the mother to deal with her illness?
3. What do the children do every evening?
4. What does Bim say when Bakul suggests she talk with Raja before selling?
5. As Tara gets older, she no longer seeks comfort from Aunt Mira. Where does she go?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Raja in Bim's eyes until this chapter begins.
2. Describe Bim as Tara sees her in this chapter.
3. Why is the episode with the cow so important to this novel?
4. In your opinion, has Bim always been this way and Tara never saw it, or has Bim changed over the years?
5. How did Tara remember the incident when Bim was stung by bees?
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. What is symbolic about Tara holding Bim's hand on the day of their departure?
8. What is the symbolism the author is relaying when she describes childhood games where the sisters are never able to catch their older brother?
9. What difference does Aunt Mira make in Baba's life?
10. How does Tara see Aunt Mira?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the children treated by their parents, and how does this treatment show up in their lives? After a paragraph concerning the treatment of all of the children, choose one of them and write about how the parents' treatment affected that character's attitude towards life, their choices in love, and their professions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Tara's relationship with Aunt Mira differ with those of Bim and Raja and Aunt Mira?
Essay Topic 3
This novel is set over a number of years, but almost always in summer. How does the author use the oppressive heat, the wild noisy birds, and the overgrown foliage to create imagery and the feeling of heavy weight on her characters, their actions and their decisions?
|
This section contains 691 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
