View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the girls at the boarding school pretend their welts and bruises are in "1989"?
(a) Kiss marks.
(b) Rings and bangles.
(c) Tattoos.
(d) Love bites.

2. What does Reza say when Antara asks him if he is in love with anyone?
(a) He is in love with many people.
(b) He still loves Tara.
(c) He loves Antara.
(d) He loves no one.

3. What does Reza say when he hears Antara tell his friends Tara died?
(a) He asks why nobody told him.
(b) He asks how she died.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He tells Antara how sorry he is.

4. What significant event occurred in Chapter 18 which caused Tara grief?
(a) Baba died.
(b) Tara's father died.
(c) Tara's mother died.
(d) Tara's ex-husband died.

5. What type of business does Purvi's husband suggest he and Dilip go into in Chapter 16?
(a) Pharmaceuticals.
(b) Medicinal mushrooms.
(c) Real estate.
(d) Food and hospitality.

6. What does Antara do with the money her grandparents gave her for art school?
(a) Buys a bunch of saris.
(b) Rents a room.
(c) Buys an art gallery.
(d) Travels to America.

7. Who calls Antara to express concern over the suggestion that Tara might live with her and Dilip?
(a) Nani.
(b) Dilip's sister.
(c) Dilip's mother.
(d) Purvi.

8. What is the name of the waiter Tara and Antara meet at a diner while getting sundaes?
(a) Rita Pane.
(b) Roger Pine.
(c) Govinda Pine.
(d) Reza Pine.

9. Who is Antara trying to accomodate by offering a variety of dishes at dinner on Chapter 16?
(a) Dilip.
(b) Tara.
(c) Purvi.
(d) Purvi's husband.

10. How long does Antara's father live in the U.S. before returning to India?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 10 years.

11. What is one of the reasons Antara considers having a baby in Chapter 22?
(a) Because she has always wanted to be a mother.
(b) To have something to do.
(c) So she can be a better mother than Tara was.
(d) So that Dilip can never leave her.

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

13. What does everyone want to discuss when Dilip and Antara attend a party in Chapter 13?
(a) Antara's artwork.
(b) Antara's mother.
(c) Dilip's vegetarianism.
(d) Politics.

14. Where do the girls sleep at Antara's boarding school in "1989"?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The gym.
(c) The backyard.
(d) Apartments.

15. How long is Antara at the ashram before she begins to sleep ok?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 4 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antara mark on her calendar after she finds out she is pregnant in Chapter 22?

2. What significant event happens at the start of Chapter 27?

3. Why is Antara taken to the nurse at her boarding school toward the end of "1989"?

4. What does Tara tell Antara she needs to stop doing at the end of Chapter 18?

5. What is the name of the art school Antara is accepted to in "2002"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 536 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample