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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dilip's aunt who said plucked the hairs from her head when her father did not want her to become a Jain nun?

2. What does Antara to do try to help her mother remember things in the first chapter?

3. What color is Tara's wedding sari?

4. Which god did Antara have to marry and divorce before marrying Dilip so the god could absorb Antara's bad energy in the second chapter?

5. Where does Kali Mata go to stay with her sister after her husband and daughter die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is what Dilip says about Mr. Governor's behaviour when his wife is away different from what Antara says?

2. What conversation does Antara have with Nani regarding the note she found in Tara's apartment about khichdi?

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

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

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

6. Why does Dilip's mother send a pandit to perform a wedding ceremony between the narrator and Vishnu?

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

8. What family story does Dilip tell when he announces to Antara that he wants to be a vegetarian and why does he tell this story?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After reading the novel, write an essay analyzing whether Antara is a reliable narrator or not. Use details from the text to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar. Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Antara's relationship with her mother. Use examples from the text to show how and why their relationship is strained by the past and how it represents the themes of the novel.

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