1. What episode at school disturbed Tara deeply and made her think of blood?
(a) One of the girls in class injures their head
(b) The shooting of a mad dog that was hiding under one of the buildings
(c) One of the teachers dies in class
(d) A bird hits the school room window and dies

2. How does Aunt Mira treat Baba?
(a) She ignores him
(b) She is afraid of him and avoids him
(c) She loves him and teaches him how to take care of himself
(d) She pushes him too hard to achieve things

3. What has happened to the Misras sisters' husbands?
(a) They have abandoned the sisters
(b) They have divorced the sitsers
(c) They have been lost at sea
(d) They have died

4. That night on the veranda, what does Tara become upset about and apologize for?
(a) The time Bim gets attacked by bees and Tara did nothing
(b) The time she got angry at Bim for cutting her hair
(c) For marrying Bakul instead of Dr. Biswas
(d) For leaving Bim with Baba

5. What did Tara see her father do to her mother long ago?
(a) Slap her
(b) Yell at her
(c) Make love to her
(d) Give her an injection for her diabetes

6. In her mind, what does Bim compare Bakul and Tara, the Misras, Raja and his family to?
(a) Mosquitoes
(b) Roses
(c) Family pets
(d) Enemies

7. What does Baba say?
(a) "You are right, I should go"
(b) "Who is Raja?"
(c) Nothing
(d) "I hate you"

8. What did Tara think was happening?
(a) That her father was a doctor
(b) That her mother was dying of terminal cancer
(c) That her father had killed her mother
(d) That her mother was a drug addict

9. What did Bim want to be when she was grown up?
(a) A caregiver
(b) A race car driver
(c) A Heroine
(d) A card player

10. In this chapter, who is Tara attempting to write a letter to?
(a) Baba
(b) One of the Misras brothers
(c) Her daughters
(d) Raja

11. Whose letter does Tara read to Bim?
(a) A letter to Tara from Raja
(b) From Aunt Mira to their mother
(c) From her daughters
(d) From their mother to their father

12. When Tara is speaking to Bakul about her realizations about her sister, what is Bakul thinking about?
(a) Sleeping with another woman
(b) His travel arrangements
(c) His luncheon that next day
(d) His work

13. In this chapter, what does Tara apologize to Bim for?
(a) Marrying Baku when she knew Bim was in love with him
(b) Departing so soon after marriage and leaving Bim to care for Baba
(c) Eating all the oranges
(d) Cutting Bim's hair off

14. What papers does she decide to go through?
(a) Bakul's official papers
(b) The ones in the bottom drawer of the desk
(c) Tara's private papers
(d) Old drawings done by Baba

15. At lunch that day, what does Bim try to force Tara to eat?
(a) Red meat
(b) Orange peels
(c) A rotten orange
(d) Very hot curry