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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 has seen the moon closer since them.
(b) She remembers that year.
(c) She remembers seeing the moon.
(d) She had her daughter on a full moon.

2. How long of a walk is it from Antara's house to her mother's?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 1.5 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

3. How does Antara describe the guru in Chapter 9?
(a) A towering tree.
(b) A thunderous presence.
(c) A giant pyramid.
(d) A floating cloud.

4. Who does Antara see at the Club on Boxing Day though they do not acknowledge each other?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her mother's doctor.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father and his family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Dilip and Antara get married?

2. What does Tara say Antara smelled like in Chapter 10, which signified to her she had her period?

3. What does Antara notice about the woman she saw crying in the ashram at the start of Chapter 9?

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

5. Where does Antara say her mother's history can be found at the end of "1981"?

Short Essay Questions

1. During which conversation between the narrator and her husband is her name revealed for the first time?

2. What does Dilip say when Antara asks why he might want children at the end of Chapter 11?

3. How does Antara describe how the guru and his followers looked to her as a child in the ashram?

4. How is Antara's early life described as the start of the chapter entitled "1981"?

5. How does the narrator feel about the pain her mother is experiencing at the start of Chapter 1 and why?

6. Why does Dilip decide to become a vegetarian in Chapter 8?

7. How does Tara ultimately leave her husband in "1981"?

8. What does Tara's doctor suggest Antara do in Chapter 11 after Antara shows the doctor her research notes?

9. How does Antara's father react when she tell him of her mother's diagnosis?

10. How does Dilip's mother react when she sees some boys openly defecating when she first arrives in India from America and how does the narrator feel?

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