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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first discussion the sisters have that shows how different they are from each other?
(a) What is today's weather forecast
(b) What is for breakfast
(c) Growing up and things changing from when they were children
(d) When is Raja arriving

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

4. How do Bim's students describe Old Delhi?
(a) The place where they wish to live forever
(b) A vibrant city representing progress
(c) A bustling business center
(d) As a great cemetery, with every house a tomb

5. What family pet joins the sisters in the garden?
(a) Bessie the cow
(b) Rex the camel
(c) Badshah, the family dog
(d) Jayla the family parrot

Short Answer Questions

1. What disrupts the neighborhood gathering?

2. What does Bakul tell people who ask detrimental questions about India?

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

4. What does Bim compare her cat to?

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

(see the answer key)

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