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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 does Reza say when Antara asks him if he is in love with anyone?
2. What does Antara quickly learn she is not to speak of when she and her mother are at her grandparents in "1989"?
3. What does Reza do when he first sees Antara in "2003"?
4. Where does Tara sleep when she comes to stay with Dilip and Antara in Chapter 14?
5. Who voice does Tara tell Nani she has been hearing in Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is Antara when she first sees Reza in "2003"?
2. Why does Dilip tell Antara she is too intense after their conversation with Elaine in Chapter 22?
3. Why does Antara begin thinking more seriously about getting pregnant?
4. How do the girls at the boarding school trying to turn the brutalities they receive from Sister Maria Theresa into a game?
5. How does Antara feel when she finds that Kali Mata had called several times while she was at Reza's?
6. Why is Tara brought to Antara at the beginning of Chapter 12, "1986" and how does she react?
7. How does Tara feel about her status as Baba's lover after his funeral, and how does Antara respond?
8. Why does Antara wish Kali Mata is there after having her baby in Chapter 27?
9. What does Antara do instead of attending art school in "2002"?
10. What news does Antara's father call to share with her upon returning to India in "1995"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the theme of motherhood in Burnt Sugar. Use direct examples from the text to support your essay.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write and essay about mother-daughter relationships in Burnt Sugar. Focus on relationships between Antara and Tara, Tara and Nani as well as Antara and Tara's mothers-in law. How do these relationships develop the overall themes of the novel?
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