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

2. Why did Antara's father's family move so often when he was young?
(a) His mother was never happy where they were.
(b) His father was on the run.
(c) They were a military family.
(d) His father had to move for work.

3. 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) Kashti.
(b) Kamala.
(c) Kasha.
(d) Kali.

4. How did Antara's father bribe classmates in order to make friends?
(a) He would do their homework for the.
(b) He would get them liquor.
(c) He would buy them candy.
(d) He would pay them.

5. What is Tara's maid's name?
(a) Nani.
(b) Kali.
(c) Kashta.
(d) Kashi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Antara and Dilip meet?

2. What did the pandit do to indicate Antara's divorce from the god during her ceremonial marriage and divorce?

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

4. How long before their wedding did Dilip's mother arrive in India?

5. What part of their apartment makes Tara uncomfortable, but was a selling point for Dilip?

(see the answer key)

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