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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. Why does Aunt Mira ask the chidren's parents for a cow?
(a) The milk they had been getting delivered was watered down
(b) She wants a pet
(c) She wanted to murder a cow
(d) It was cheaper than buying from the grocery store

2. How many children does Raja have?
(a) Five - four daughters and a son
(b) One son
(c) One son and six daughters
(d) Three daughters and two sons

3. When was the last time that Bim has seen Raja?
(a) Last week
(b) Just after he was married and his first child was born
(c) Just after the birth of his third child
(d) Last year

4. Tara tries to talk to one of the Misras sisters regarding her concerns about Bim. How does the Misras sister react?
(a) She offers to help Tara speak with her
(b) She offers other examples of Bim's strange behavior
(c) She says Bim is fine
(d) She offers to come live with Bim and help her

5. Who was sent to fetch them?
(a) Aunt Mira
(b) Hyder Ali
(c) The Misras brothers
(d) Tara and Baba

Short Answer Questions

1. In her mind, what does Bim compare Bakul and Tara, the Misras, Raja and his family to?

2. At what age was Aunt Mira widowed?

3. What is Bakul's solution to Tara's problems with Bim?

4. Whose letter does Tara read to Bim?

5. What does Tara decide to do after that conversation about Raja?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bakul so shocked when Bim says she has made a decision?

2. Why does Tara want Bim and Baba to go to the wedding of Raja's daughter?

3. Why does Bim take out her rage on Baba?

4. How does Tara see their childhood?

5. Describe the relationship between Bim and Raja.

6. Describe the word games the children played to pass the time.

7. Describe Raja in Bim's eyes until this chapter begins.

8. Describe Aunt Mira as she is in this chapter

9. In your opinion, has Bim always been this way and Tara never saw it, or has Bim changed over the years?

10. Why did Tara think her father was trying to kill her mother?

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