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

2. How does Bim react to his interest?
(a) She moves away
(b) She falls in love
(c) She begins stalking him
(d) She ignores him

3. Why is it so strange for Bim to ask Baba if he is going to the office that morning?
(a) He is mentally retarded and never goes to the office
(b) Bim usually does not speak to Baba in the morning
(c) He is usually off on Tuesdays
(d) He has already mentioned going to the track that morning

4. How does the richness of Hyder Ali's home compare to Raja's home?
(a) Raja's home is full of interesting people and no one visits Ali
(b) Raja's home is shabby and empty, devoid of friends, color and charm
(c) Raja's home is welcoming and warm, and Ali's home is cold and dark
(d) Raja's home is full of love and compassion and Ali's is void of emotion

5. What does Raja say as he is leaving for Hyderabad?
(a) That he will return to care for Bim and Baba
(b) That he knows his true love is Bim but he cannot have her
(c) That he wants Bim to send his books to him there
(d) That he will never come back

Short Answer Questions

1. What goes wrong with Dr. Biswas and Bim?

2. Who does Tara think Bim looks like?

3. Who is sitting on the veranda while Raja departs the family home?

4. Who begins to show interest in Bim?

5. What does Tara ask Bim to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Raja refuse to take over the family business?

2. How does Bim feel about her youth? Why do you think she feels that way?

3. Describe the family home and the feeling you get about it.

4. What is the importance in the plot of the Misras brother, Mulk, and his drunkeness

5. Why do the children think of their father as the master of the entrance and the exit?

6. Describe the way Bim speaks to Tara, to Bakul and to Baba.

7. How is Old Delhi different from New Delhi? Re-read the parts describing the city and note the words the author uses. Do the words create a sense of place?

8. What is the difference between the languages of Urdu and Hindi?

9. What is symbolic about the father's car that was left in the garage after his death?

10. Why does the tea party with Dr. Biswas, his mother and Bim go badly?

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