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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the followers at the ashram get Antara's mother at the start of "1986"?
(a) Antara ran away.
(b) Antara begged to see her mother.
(c) Antara had not eaten and passed out.
(d) Antara was becoming defiant.

2. What does Antara's grandmother say about her mother at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) That she was a good mother.
(b) That she has gained a lot of weight.
(c) That she was always a problem.
(d) That she will be okay.

3. How long after Tara's marriage was Antara born?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 months.

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

5. What does Nani say she remembers when Antara tells her that the moon has not been this close to the earth since 1948, the year she was born?
(a) She remembers that year.
(b) She remembers seeing the moon.
(c) She has seen the moon closer since them.
(d) She had her daughter on a full moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tara begin to think after finding laundry in her basket that she does not remembering putting there?

2. What is Tara holding when Antara wakes to find her lying beside her in bed in Chapter 24?

3. What is one ingredient Antara does not say is missing from her mother's dish at the start of Chapter 7?

4. Where do Tara and her husband plan to move so he could pursue his masters degree?

5. How long is Kali Mata dead before her body is discovered?

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