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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the Misras brothers still living alone at their family home?
(a) They are drunkards and their wives have left them
(b) Their wives have left them for other men
(c) They were wounded in the war
(d) The Misras sisters have asked them to come home

2. How does Bim recover from grieving for Aunt Mira
(a) She spends time at Mira's grave, talking to her
(b) Bim begins going to church regularly
(c) She writes a long letter to Raja concerning their memories of Mira
(d) Repeating the poem The Waste Land

3. How often do Bakul and Tara visit Bim and Baba?
(a) Every summer
(b) Daily
(c) Every three to five years
(d) Never

4. What does Bakul tell people who ask detrimental questions about India?
(a) I will check for you and find out
(b) I don't know the answer
(c) Mind your own business
(d) No comment

5. What instrument does Dr. Biswas play?
(a) Violin
(b) Piano
(c) Flute
(d) Bassoon

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to show interest in Bim?

2. What helps Raja to begin to get better?

3. Who does Bimla think of when she hears that Gandhi has been killed?

4. What does Bim pull out of the desk to show to Tara that night?

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

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