Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 22, what is one of the things Antara complains to her mother about because she knows she will not remember?
2. What does Tara begin to think after finding laundry in her basket that she does not remembering putting there?
3. What is the name of the boarding school Antara attended in "1989"?
4. What does Antara decided in "2002" but does not tell her family?
5. Who does Antara suspect came up with the idea that she should go to boarding school in "1989"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tara know Antara is lying about the photo of Reza she finds in her place in Chapter 24?
2. How does Antara feel when she finds that Kali Mata had called several times while she was at Reza's?
3. How does the way Tara compares her body to Antara's in "1996" make Antara feel?
4. What hurtful thing does Vandana say to Antara when Antara tells her she has to do what she says because she is her boss?
5. What does Antara write in her diary in "1993"?
6. Why does Dilip tell Antara she is too intense after their conversation with Elaine in Chapter 22?
7. How do the girls at the boarding school trying to turn the brutalities they receive from Sister Maria Theresa into a game?
8. Why does Tara ultimately decide to leave the ashram in "1989"?
9. What do Dilip and the woman at the party discuss after she tells him he looks younger since becoming a vegetarian?
10. Why does Antara begin thinking more seriously about getting pregnant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the sensory details used in Burnt Sugar. Be sure to explain the deeper meaning and thematic significance of these details.
Essay Topic 2
Write and essay about mother-daughter relationships in Burnt Sugar. Focus on relationships between Antara and Tara, Tara and Nani as well as Antara and Tara's mothers-in law. How do these relationships develop the overall themes of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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.
|
This section contains 661 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
