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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tara do to Antara when Antara reaches for her after her mother and the guru exchanged a smile?
(a) She falls to her knees and cries.
(b) She pulls Antara close to her.
(c) She pushes Antara away.
(d) She does not look at Antara.

2. What does Tara's doctor tell Antara she should consider doing after Antara hands him her notes?
(a) Go to med school.
(b) Make more art.
(c) Consult a therapist.
(d) Take a vacation.

3. Where does Tara begin to go when she is pregnant and feeling alienated?
(a) The ashram.
(b) Church.
(c) The library.
(d) On long walks alone.

4. What are some of the things Antara now does for her mother at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Bathes her.
(b) Her laundry.
(c) Cooks all her meals.
(d) Makes sure her bills are paid and her seatbelt is fastened.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way Dilip tries to solve the problem Antara has with her father?

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

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

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

5. What does Tara say Antara is always doing when they argue at the end of Chapter 7?

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