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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister Maria Theresa call Antara when she wet her bed one night in "1989"?
(a) A repulsive child.
(b) A filthy little Hindu.
(c) A reprehensible beggar.
(d) A nasty little thing.

2. What is different about the clothing of the woman who offers to help Antara at the ashram in Chapter 9?
(a) It is all black.
(b) It looks expensive.
(c) She wears slacks.
(d) It is brightly colored.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Antara say Dilip is obsessed with everything being when they discuss the differences between India and America?
(a) Huge.
(b) Sterile.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Neat.

4. Who voice does Tara tell Nani she has been hearing in Chapter 18?
(a) Baba's.
(b) Nana's.
(c) Kali Mata's.
(d) God's.

5. What is the name of the man Kali Mata meets who takes her to India?
(a) Devendra.
(b) Bodhi.
(c) Ganesha.
(d) Govinda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antara get rid of when she goes to her mother's apartment alone to get the items Tara forgot?

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

3. What does Sister Maria Theresa do to Antara after calling her "a vandal" (129) in "1989"?

4. What significant event occurred in Chapter 18 which caused Tara grief?

5. What type of business does Purvi's husband suggest he and Dilip go into in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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