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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill do Raja and Bim possess and use throughout their childhood that Tara does not possess?
(a) Ability to read
(b) Ability to memorize and recite
(c) Ability to write
(d) Ability to speak another language

2. Why did her father give her mother injections?
(a) Her mother had diabetes
(b) He was slowly poisoning her
(c) Her mother was a drug addict
(d) Her mother had t.b.

3. What talent did their brother Raja have that developed into a career for him?
(a) He was a great cook
(b) He sang rock and roll
(c) He wrote poetry
(d) He drove race cars

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

5. What do Bim and the old man discuss?
(a) Dr. Biswas
(b) Indian Partition
(c) Bollywood celebrities
(d) Fate

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bim choose to speak to rather than the Misras brothers and sisters?

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

3. Where does Tara remember going for escape from the neglect of her parents?

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

5. What does Tara ask Bim to do?

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