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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the mother?
(a) She runs off with the chauffeur
(b) She divorces the father
(c) She grows old and Bim must care for her
(d) She dies without the children ever seeing her again

2. What does Bim pull out of the desk to show to Tara that night?
(a) A love letter from Dr. Biswas
(b) A scrapbook
(c) Photos of their last visit
(d) A letter from Raja to Bim saying he is now her landlord

3. How does Bim react to her sister's problems at school
(a) She defends Tara against the other children
(b) She goes to the teachers and asks them for help
(c) She complains to Raja and asks him to fix it
(d) She ignores her sister and joins in with the teasing

4. What does Dr. Biswas say is wrong with Bim?
(a) She is conceited
(b) She is getting gray
(c) She is getting fat
(d) She is caring for too many sick people

5. What episode at school upset Tara's emotions so much she seem obsessed with one of the teachers?
(a) A teacher elopes with Sharma
(b) A female teacher was found to be having an affair with a local monk
(c) A female teacher falls in love with Tara
(d) Two of the teachers fall in love

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose letter does Tara read to Bim?

3. Where does Bakul think he and Tara should have stayed instead of at her family home?

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

5. When Bakul sees Bim with her students, what does he think?

(see the answer key)

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