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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 part of their apartment makes Tara uncomfortable, but was a selling point for Dilip?
(a) The large size.
(b) The many mirrors.
(c) The small kitchen.
(d) The loud doorbell.

2. What does the narrator say she has found joy in at times in regards to her mother?
(a) Her mother's smile.
(b) Walks with her mother.
(c) Her mother's misery.
(d) Quality time with her mother.

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

4. What meal does Antara have with her mother at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Tea.

5. What does Dilip's mother ask Tara when they are planning the wedding details at the end of the second chapter?
(a) If they can exclude Antara's grandparents from the wedding.
(b) If Tara would like her to choose her outfit.
(c) If they have any family members who can give Antara away.
(d) If Tara has a date to the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Tara and Antara live when Antara was young?

3. What does Tara's mother-in-law decide she would do when she learned Tara was pregnant?

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

5. Where is Dilip from originally?

(see the answer key)

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