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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 do Anju's dreams revolve around?

2. How many father figures do Sudha and Anju have?

3. According to a story Sudha has heard, if a menstruating woman touches mangoes, what will happen?

4. At the theater, who sits next to Sudha?

5. What item does Sudha drop which Sunil picks up and keeps?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sudha's outlook become more negative?

2. How do the girls fight against tradition as teenagers?

3. How do the Sanyals react to Sudha?

4. How does Sudha respond to having a marriage based on a matchmaker?

5. What begins the separation between Anju and Sudha?

6. Describe Sudha.

7. Will Sudha and Anju have happy marriages?

8. What does Sudha notice about the way Singhji deals with Nalini?

9. What happens as a result of Pishi telling Sudha the story of her father?

10. Describe Anju.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do the benefits of tradition outweigh the costs for Sudha and Anju?

Essay Topic 2

What impression does the final scene leave for the reader? Why does the novel end with the two women in an embrace? What does their hug represent?

Essay Topic 3

How does Sudha overcome her personal struggles? How does she get over guilt about her father? What does she learn that allows her to develop? What role do other characters play in helping Sudha to overcome her problems?

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