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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Tara's mother-in-law suggest Tara do just before her husband got home?
2. What tattered articles of clothing does Antara notice hanging on her mother's balcony in Chapter 7?
3. What does Dilip and Antara's neighbor, Mr. Governor, do when he wife visits Bombay?
4. What does Nani say she remembers when Antara tells her that the moon has not been this close to the earth since 1948, the year she was born?
5. What does Tara say Antara smelled like in Chapter 10, which signified to her she had her period?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Dilip's mother react when she sees some boys openly defecating when she first arrives in India from America and how does the narrator feel?
2. How does Tara's mother react when she first sees Antara's art project at a gallery opening?
3. How does Antara's father react when she tell him of her mother's diagnosis?
4. How does Tara ultimately leave her husband in "1981"?
5. How does Tara change once she is pregnant with Antara?
6. Why does Dilip's mother send a pandit to perform a wedding ceremony between the narrator and Vishnu?
7. What does Tara say when Antara suggests she needs new bras?
8. What does Dilip say when Antara asks why he might want children at the end of Chapter 11?
9. How is Antara's early life described as the start of the chapter entitled "1981"?
10. How is what Dilip says about Mr. Governor's behaviour when his wife is away different from what Antara says?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Doshi's decision to tell the story from Antara's point of view. Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Antara experiences personal changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Antara change and in what ways does she remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of Burnt Sugar?
Essay Topic 3
Write a detailed analysis of tone in Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar. Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
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