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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the pandit do to indicate Antara's divorce from the god during her ceremonial marriage and divorce?
(a) Rip the idol from her hands and put it away.
(b) Rip off her necklace and smear red paint on her forehead.
(c) Rip off Antara's blindfold.
(d) Stomp on the bronze idol.

2. What are some of the things Antara collected as a child that she still has when she moves in with Dilip?
(a) Her mother's baby teeth.
(b) Her grandmother's dentures.
(c) Antique tongue cleaners.
(d) Old toothbrushes.

3. What other family member does Antara's Nani say was forgetful?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her great-grandmother.
(d) Her uncle.

4. What does the doctor say "are protein formations that usually appear in the brain of Alzheimer's patients" (7)?
(a) Neurological protein inhibitors.
(b) Amyloid plaque.
(c) Alzheimer's plaque.
(d) Neurofibrillary proteins.

5. What does Dilip's mother think about Antara's father?
(a) He left when Antara was a baby and Tara never told her who he is.
(b) He moved away.
(c) Tara does not know who Antara's father is.
(d) He died.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Dilip's mother need Antara's time and date of birth before the wedding?

3. What are some of the things Antara now does for her mother at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. What does Antara's grandmother say about her mother at the end of Chapter 4?

5. Who is the author of Burnt Sugar?

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