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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it so strange for Bim to ask Baba if he is going to the office that morning?
(a) He is usually off on Tuesdays
(b) He has already mentioned going to the track that morning
(c) Bim usually does not speak to Baba in the morning
(d) He is mentally retarded and never goes to the office

2. What kind of business did the Misras brothers have and lose?
(a) Car washing
(b) Bar and Grill
(c) Ice factory and soda water business
(d) Auto repair shop

3. What disrupts the neighborhood gathering?
(a) Mulk, one of the brothers, gets drunk and abusive
(b) Curfew bells sound
(c) Bakul gets angry and leaves
(d) The city fires are getting dangerously close

4. What honor did Raja receive in school?
(a) Quarterback for the football team
(b) Member of the National Honor Society
(c) One of his poems won a prize
(d) Most Popular

5. What disease did Aunt Mira nurse Bim and Raja through?
(a) Typhoid
(b) Smallpox
(c) Cancer
(d) Chicken pox

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Raja share his knowledge and dreams with in the family?

2. What is Raja's favorite hobby at this time?

3. What is wrong with Aunt Mira?

4. What is the one thing she could not do for Baba?

5. Which neighbors do Bakul, Bim and Tara decide to visit that night?

(see the answer key)

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