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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tara think was happening?
(a) That her mother was dying of terminal cancer
(b) That her father had killed her mother
(c) That her father was a doctor
(d) That her mother was a drug addict

2. Which neighbors do Bakul, Bim and Tara decide to visit that night?
(a) Aunt Mira's family
(b) Hyder Ali Sahib
(c) Gandhi
(d) Misras

3. What is one of the most memorable actions she takes against Tara?
(a) Bim cuts off all of Tara's hair
(b) Bim tells Aunt Mira lies about Tara
(c) Bim suspends Tara's telephone rights
(d) Biim exposes Tara to a swarm of bees

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

5. What happened to Hyder Ali's household members?
(a) They escaped to Hyderabad
(b) They fled to America
(c) They were all killed in the riots
(d) They were imprisoned

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bim think of his statement?

2. How does Bim treat Tara, even as an adult?

3. What does Bim attempt to do when she joins the others in the garden area and begins talking?

4. What surrounds Tara's family home and those of her neighbors?

5. How does Bim remember the incident?

(see the answer key)

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