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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Misras sisters want Bakul, Bim and Tara to do that night?
(a) Take the brothers to a bar
(b) Stay for dinner
(c) Come to Calcutta with them
(d) Iron their saris

2. How does the richness of Hyder Ali's home compare to Raja's home?
(a) Raja's home is full of interesting people and no one visits Ali
(b) Raja's home is welcoming and warm, and Ali's home is cold and dark
(c) Raja's home is full of love and compassion and Ali's is void of emotion
(d) Raja's home is shabby and empty, devoid of friends, color and charm

3. What does Bim pull out of the desk to show to Tara that night?
(a) Photos of their last visit
(b) A letter from Raja to Bim saying he is now her landlord
(c) A scrapbook
(d) A love letter from Dr. Biswas

4. What did Hyder Ali offer to Raja?
(a) A job cleaning stables
(b) Full access to his library
(c) A job as chauffer
(d) Scholarship to the Muslim university

5. When Bakul sees Bim with her students, what does he think?
(a) That Bim is in love with one of her students
(b) That perhaps he has married the wrong sister
(c) That Bim is a bad teacher
(d) That Bim has grown fat and ugly

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mulk accuse his sisters of doing to him?

2. Where has Bakul been posted when he comes to ask Bim for permission to marry Tara?

3. What family pet joins the sisters in the garden?

4. What does Bim claim they do not have enough of for Bakul, yet she pours it generously for the cat and for Baba?

5. How does Bim use this old letter from Raja?

(see the answer key)

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