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

2. What does Antara separate in a steel bowl by color in the first chapter in her mother's apartment when they return from the doctor?
(a) Skittles.
(b) M&Ms.
(c) Buttons.
(d) Mung Beans.

3. Where did Tara and Antara live when Antara was young?
(a) A convent.
(b) An ashram.
(c) A homeless shelter.
(d) Italy.

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

5. What tattered articles of clothing does Antara notice hanging on her mother's balcony in Chapter 7?
(a) Saris.
(b) Panties.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Bras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tara begin to go when she is pregnant and feeling alienated?

2. Why does Antara's father chastise her when she visits him in Chapter 4?

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

4. What meal does Antara have with her mother at the start of Chapter 7?

5. What does Dilip and Antara's neighbor, Mr. Governor, do when he wife visits Bombay?

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