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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 -22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Governors move out of their apartment in Chapter 22?
(a) Mrs. Governor moved the U.S. with her boyfriend.
(b) Mrs. Governor's affair became well known in Pune.
(c) Mr. Governor got a job in England.
(d) Mrs. Governor wanted to be closer to her boyfriend in Bombay.

2. What is the name of Dilip's aunt who said plucked the hairs from her head when her father did not want her to become a Jain nun?
(a) Kasha.
(b) Kashti.
(c) Kali.
(d) Kamala.

3. Where does Tara have the trucker take them when she and Antara leave the ashram?
(a) Pune Club.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Her mother's house.
(d) Delhi.

4. What did Tara's mother-in-law begin to eat every day after her husband's unexpected death?
(a) Fennel.
(b) Pickled Garlic.
(c) Turmeric.
(d) Pickeled Ginger.

5. What does Reza tell Antara when she tells him how repulsive she finds him in "1996"?
(a) She really hurt his feelings.
(b) She should move out.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She is no beauty queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Antara as a result of her constant bathing after she becomes pregnant in Chapter 22?

2. Why do the followers at the ashram get Antara's mother at the start of "1986"?

3. Why did Antara's father's family move so often when he was young?

4. How long is Antara at the ashram before she begins to sleep ok?

5. In Chapter 13, Antara says that Dilip once reprimanded her for being rude to whom?

(see the answer key)

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