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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the summer of what year does Bim think time stopped for the family?
(a) 1965
(b) 1947
(c) 1908
(d) 1982

2. Why can't they visit more often?
(a) Tara is afraid of travelling
(b) Bakul cannot drive
(c) Their daughters do not like Bim or Baba
(d) Bakul is in foreign service and stationed in many different cities in the world

3. What does Bim compare her cat to?
(a) Tara
(b) Their mother
(c) Baba
(d) Tara's daughters

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

5. What sort of birds begin their calls before daylight around the family's home?
(a) Hawks
(b) Seagulls
(c) Cardinals
(d) Koels

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Misras sisters want Bakul, Bim and Tara to do that night?

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

3. Who is asleep on the veranda when Bakul, Bim and Tara return home?

4. What does Bim give Baba by way of apology for driving him out of the house that morning?

5. How often do Bakul and Tara visit Bim and Baba?

(see the answer key)

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