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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where has Bakul been posted when he comes to ask Bim for permission to marry Tara?
(a) United States
(b) Russia
(c) Pakistan
(d) Ceylon
2. What kind of business did the Misras brothers have and lose?
(a) Car washing
(b) Ice factory and soda water business
(c) Bar and Grill
(d) Auto repair shop
3. What happens when Raja's friends at Hindu College find out he believes the idea of Pakistan is feasible?
(a) They become his enemies
(b) They try to kill him
(c) They write letters to the newspaper in protest
(d) They change their opinion and view to his
4. What do the children call their father?
(a) Poppa
(b) The master of the entrance and the exit
(c) Daddy
(d) The one who loves us
5. What did Hyder Ali offer to Raja?
(a) Full access to his library
(b) A job as chauffer
(c) A job cleaning stables
(d) Scholarship to the Muslim university
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did her father give her mother injections?
2. What skill do Raja and Bim possess and use throughout their childhood that Tara does not possess?
3. What is Tara's reaction to Bim's behavior regarding the letter?
4. How does Bim recover from grieving for Aunt Mira
5. Why did Baba refuse the new 78 records that Tara found for him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Raja refuse to take over the family business?
2. Why is Tara so disturbed by Bim's remarks on the lawn with Bakul and the Misras?
3. Describe Bim as an adult woman, including her attitude towards her family members as well as her appearance.
4. Why do you think the children's parents are at the club playing bridge every night?
5. What is Tara's purpose in coming to the family home?
6. Why is Bim's conversation with the elder Misras important to the plot?
7. Why does Dr. Biswas feel a sense of failure after talking to Bim about Raja's tuberculosis?
8. What is the importance in the plot of the Misras brother, Mulk, and his drunkeness
9. How does Tara feel about her youth? What makes her feel that way?
10. Why does so much responsibility fall to Bim?
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