View a FREE sample

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 quickly learn she is not to speak of when she and her mother are at her grandparents in "1989"?

2. What does Reza smell of when he first sees Antara n "2003"?

3. What does Reza say when he hears Antara tell his friends Tara died?

4. What was Reza's job before working at the diner?

5. What did Purvi's husband threaten to do to Antara when they argued a year before?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Antara change her mother's diet to include more fats in Chapter 24?

2. Why does Antara wish Kali Mata is there after having her baby in Chapter 27?

3. What hurtful thing does Vandana say to Antara when Antara tells her she has to do what she says because she is her boss?

4. How is Purvi's husband described in Chapter 16?

5. How does Sister Maria Theresa treat Antara at the boarding school?

6. Briefly describe Reza Pine's backstory.

7. How long does Reza live with Tara and Antara before he disappears without a word?

8. How does Antara feel when she finds that Kali Mata had called several times while she was at Reza's?

9. Where is Antara when she first sees Reza in "2003"?

10. How does the way Tara compares her body to Antara's in "1996" make Antara feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors like red and white are prominent through Burnt Sugar. Write an essay exploring color symbolism in Burnt Sugar.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 558 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample