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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 the doctor's drawing of the brain in Chapter 1 look like to Antara?
(a) A fluffy cloud.
(b) A plumbing system.
(c) A computer system.
(d) A brain.

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

3. In Chapter 10, who does Antara say she always consider ageless until they died unexpectedly at home?
(a) Nani.
(b) Her great-grandmother.
(c) Kali Mata.
(d) Nana.

4. How did Tara begin dressing as a teen, which her grandmother said was old-fashioned compared to her peers?
(a) In all white.
(b) In all black.
(c) In long flowery skirts.
(d) in dresses with high collars.

5. Why is Antara often wary of her mother's affection as a child in the ashram?
(a) Because it did not feel genuine.
(b) Because it never lasted.
(c) Because it was often followed by something unpleasant.
(d) Because she knew her mother would leave her soon after.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other family member does Antara's Nani say was forgetful?

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

3. Who is the author of Burnt Sugar?

4. 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?

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

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