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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 does Dilip's mother record on her phone on the drive from the airport?
2. How old was Tara when she met Antara's father?
3. Where do Tara and her husband plan to move so he could pursue his masters degree?
4. What part of their apartment makes Tara uncomfortable, but was a selling point for Dilip?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dilip's mother suggest to Tara about their wedding, which offends Tara?
2. 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?
3. How is Antara's early life described as the start of the chapter entitled "1981"?
4. Why does Antara share a room with Kali Mata at the ashram?
5. How is what Dilip says about Mr. Governor's behaviour when his wife is away different from what Antara says?
6. 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?
7. What does the narrator's husband, Dilip, suggest she do to try to help her mother's memory?
8. How does Antara's father react when she tell him of her mother's diagnosis?
9. How does Tara change once she is pregnant with Antara?
10. How does the narrator feel about the pain her mother is experiencing at the start of Chapter 1 and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the ending of Burnt Sugar. How did the ending impact you emotionally? Do you think the ending was effective? What might the author have done differently?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring the symbolic significance of sweat and body odor in Burnt Sugar. Use some of the instances where sweat and odor are mentioned to further analyze the symbolic significance in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Doshi's decision to tell the story from Antara's point of view. Is this effective? Why or why not?
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