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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. Who does Antara see at the Club on Boxing Day though they do not acknowledge each other?
2. What color is Tara's wedding sari?
3. What does Dilip's mother think about Antara's father?
4. What does Tara say Antara smelled like in Chapter 10, which signified to her she had her period?
5. What does Antara say she enjoyed killing as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the moment Antara first meets Kali Mata in Chapter 9.
2. What does Tara say when Antara suggests she needs new bras?
3. Why does Dilip's mother send a pandit to perform a wedding ceremony between the narrator and Vishnu?
4. How does Antara's father react when she tell him of her mother's diagnosis?
5. In Chapter 1, how does the doctor describe what is happening to the narrator's mother's brain and memory?
6. What does the narrator's husband, Dilip, suggest she do to try to help her mother's memory?
7. How does the narrator feel about the pain her mother is experiencing at the start of Chapter 1 and why?
8. During which conversation between the narrator and her husband is her name revealed for the first time?
9. How does Tara ultimately leave her husband in "1981"?
10. What does Dilip say when Antara asks why he might want children at the end of Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the roles on men in Burnt Sugar. What do the men in the story represent? How to they impact the lives of the women in the novel? Use textual evidence to support your essay.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Antara's relationship with Kali Mata and Antara's relationship with her mother. Use direct examples from the text to support your essay.
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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