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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Antara's father bribe classmates in order to make friends?
(a) He would do their homework for the.
(b) He would pay them.
(c) He would get them liquor.
(d) He would buy them candy.

2. What does Dilip say when Antara expresses her anger at her mother calling her a liar?
(a) He says to just ignore it.
(b) He says her mother no longer knows what she is talking about.
(c) He says Antara makes her art about how people cannot be trusted.
(d) He asks if her mother is right.

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

4. What color is Tara's wedding sari?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

5. What is Tara doing at Dilip and Antara's apartment at the start of the third chapter?
(a) Napping.
(b) Reading.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Watching T.V.

6. What other family member does Antara's Nani say was forgetful?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her great-grandmother.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her aunt.

7. Who does Antara share a room with during her time at the ashram?
(a) Tara.
(b) Kali Mata.
(c) Sita.
(d) Baba.

8. Who does Antara meet at the Club on Boxing Day in Chapter 11?
(a) Tara.
(b) Dilip.
(c) Purvi.
(d) Nani.

9. What does Antara say that the doctor has said when Tara acts as though she is fine in Chapter 3?
(a) That she seems just fine.
(b) That she is forgetting things.
(c) That she can no longer live alone.
(d) That he is terribly worried about her.

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

11. Where do Tara and her husband plan to move so he could pursue his masters degree?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) Bombay.

12. In the first chapter, what does Antara wish was legal in India like it is in the Netherlands?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Assisted suicide.
(d) Heroin.

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

14. What does Antara say she enjoyed killing as a child?
(a) Worms.
(b) Ants.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Slugs.

15. Where did Tara and Antara live when Antara was young?
(a) An ashram.
(b) A convent.
(c) A homeless shelter.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of the things Antara now does for her mother at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. How does Antara describe the guru in Chapter 9?

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

4. Who does Antara see at the Club on Boxing Day though they do not acknowledge each other?

5. What does Antara order when she reads it works better than Donepezil for her mother's condition?

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