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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28 - 32 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antara do when her visitors continuously sing a lullaby to her daughter at the end of the novel?
(a) She pours drinks for everyone.
(b) She runs out of the apartment.
(c) She sings along with them.
(d) She makes them a tray of snacks.

2. What are some of the things Antara collected as a child that she still has when she moves in with Dilip?
(a) Her mother's baby teeth.
(b) Old toothbrushes.
(c) Her grandmother's dentures.
(d) Antique tongue cleaners.

3. What did the pandit do to indicate Antara's divorce from the god during her ceremonial marriage and divorce?
(a) Rip off her necklace and smear red paint on her forehead.
(b) Stomp on the bronze idol.
(c) Rip the idol from her hands and put it away.
(d) Rip off Antara's blindfold.

4. What is one way Dilip tries to solve the problem Antara has with her father?
(a) He invites her father over the house for dinner.
(b) He begins to call her father every week.
(c) He suggests they invite him to dinner at the Club.
(d) He schedules weekly lunches for Antara and her father.

5. What year do Antara and Tara leave the ashram?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reza say when he hears Antara tell his friends Tara died?

2. Who is the author of Burnt Sugar?

3. How long does Reza live with Antara and Tara before disappearing without a word?

4. How long is Antara at the ashram before she begins to sleep ok?

5. What is the name of the old man who dances with Antara at Old Goa?

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