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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "1981", Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dilip's mother need Antara's time and date of birth before the wedding?
(a) So her astrologer could see if Dilip and Antara's stars aligned.
(b) So her astrologer could choose the wedding date.
(c) So her astrologer could tell her fortune.
(d) So her astrologer could tell them when to have children.

2. What does Antara say she enjoyed killing as a child?
(a) Worms.
(b) Ants.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Slugs.

3. Who is the author of Burnt Sugar?
(a) Tara Doshi.
(b) Avni Doshi.
(c) Antara Doshi.
(d) Avril Dashi.

4. What does the doctor's drawing of the brain in Chapter 1 look like to Antara?
(a) A brain.
(b) A plumbing system.
(c) A computer system.
(d) A fluffy cloud.

5. Why does Antara's father chastise her when she visits him in Chapter 4?
(a) For not answering his calls.
(b) For not telling him she was coming over.
(c) For not visiting him more often.
(d) For never calling him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tara tell Dilip at the beginning of Chapter 3 when he asks how she is doing?

2. What does Antara say that the doctor has said when Tara acts as though she is fine in Chapter 3?

3. What is one ingredient Antara does not say is missing from her mother's dish at the start of Chapter 7?

4. What does the doctor say "are protein formations that usually appear in the brain of Alzheimer's patients" (7)?

5. What color is Tara's wedding sari?

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