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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose ghost does Bim claim to have seen in the garden?
(a) Their mother
(b) The cow
(c) Aunt Mira
(d) Their father

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

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

4. What does Bim attempt to do when she joins the others in the garden area and begins talking?
(a) Flirt with Mulk
(b) Get slowly but surely drunk
(c) To provoke reactions from Bakul and Tara
(d) Sleep on the grass

5. The sisters remember playing in the sand and along the banks of what nearby river?
(a) Jumna
(b) Ganges
(c) Nile
(d) Mississippi

Short Answer Questions

1. In the summer of what year does Bim think time stopped for the family?

2. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?

3. Why did Baba refuse the new 78 records that Tara found for him?

4. What skill do Raja and Bim possess and use throughout their childhood that Tara does not possess?

5. What family pet is rescued from the tree in the garden?

(see the answer key)

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