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

2. What part of their apartment makes Tara uncomfortable, but was a selling point for Dilip?

3. Where was Kali Mata born?

4. What was one thing Dilip's mother used to brag that she never did no her own as described in "1981"?

5. Who does Antara meet at the Club on Boxing Day in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the moment Antara first meets Kali Mata in Chapter 9.

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

3. What does Dilip's mother suggest to Tara about their wedding, which offends Tara?

4. 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?

5. What does Tara say when Antara suggests she needs new bras?

6. 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?

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

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

9. In Chapter 1, how does the doctor describe what is happening to the narrator's mother's brain and memory?

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

Write an essay exploring Purvi's role in Burnt Sugar. Analyze her relationship with Antara and explore the significance of this relationship on the novel's themes.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Doshi's decision to tell the story from Antara's point of view. Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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