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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Raja say he will go?
(a) To Hyderabad to live with the family of Hyder Ali Sahib
(b) To live with Bakul and Tara
(c) To America and start a new life
(d) To New Delhi and get an apartment

2. What childhood event do the Misras sisters remind Tara of that night?
(a) When the children first see Hyder Ali Sahib
(b) When the mad dog was shot at school
(c) When their parents died
(d) When the bees attacked Bim

3. What does Baba do that surprises everyone?
(a) He leaves the house
(b) He announces his upcoming marriage
(c) He asks for pancakes for breakfast
(d) He begins speaking Spanish

4. When Tara speaks of being young again, what is Bim's reaction?
(a) Bim remarks she would never be young again for anything
(b) Bim says she would love to be a child again
(c) Bim says she doesn't remember much about her childhood
(d) Bim says she envies Tara's childhood more than her own

5. How does this family dispose of the dead?
(a) Cremation
(b) Burial in an expensive crypt
(c) Burial at sea
(d) Burial in a plot in the back yard

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of birds begin their calls before daylight around the family's home?

2. Why can't they visit more often?

3. What is the first discussion the sisters have that shows how different they are from each other?

4. Why are the Misras brothers still living alone at their family home?

5. What goes wrong with Dr. Biswas and Bim?

(see the answer key)

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