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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 does she say to Baba that upsets him?
(a) She wants him to start going to the office every day
(b) She is breaking all of his records
(c) She is selling the family business and he must move in with Raja
(d) She does not love him

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

3. What have the Misras sisters become?
(a) Corporate leaders
(b) Prostitutes
(c) Teachers
(d) Volunteers

4. How does Bim now see the pattern of her life?
(a) Uneventful
(b) Bitter
(c) Old
(d) Eccentric

5. How does Bim treat Tara, even as an adult?
(a) Like a competitor or a rival
(b) Like a younger, weaker sister who is there to be manipulated
(c) With love and respect
(d) Like a close friend

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tara so shocked at Bim's descriptions of Raja and his family?

2. How was Baba different from the other children?

3. In this chapter, who is Tara attempting to write a letter to?

4. What is Theosophy?

5. How does Bakul treat Tara?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bim resist everything Tara says and mocks Bakul's words?

2. Describe Aunt Mira as she is in this chapter

3. Describe the relationship between Bim and Raja.

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

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

6. What is the symbolism the author is relaying when she describes childhood games where the sisters are never able to catch their older brother?

7. What is the symbolism of Bim tearing up Raja's old letter concerning the rent?

8. Why is the episode with the cow so important to this novel?

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

10. Describe the children's mother

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