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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. Why does Antara ask Purvi for her jeweler's number in Chapter 22?
2. What does Reza smell of when he first sees Antara n "2003"?
3. Who is Antara trying to accomodate by offering a variety of dishes at dinner on Chapter 16?
4. Who does Antara suspect came up with the idea that she should go to boarding school in "1989"?
5. How long does Reza live with Antara and Tara before disappearing without a word?
Short Essay Questions
1. How long does Reza live with Tara and Antara before he disappears without a word?
2. Briefly describe Reza Pine's backstory.
3. How does Antara respond to Dilip when he says she was rude to their maid and that Americans would not speak to a maid like that?
4. What do Dilip and the woman at the party discuss after she tells him he looks younger since becoming a vegetarian?
5. What does Reza say to Antara in Chapter 21 the same evening she had gone skinny dipping with him and her mother?
6. Where is Antara when she first sees Reza in "2003"?
7. Why does Antara wish Kali Mata is there after having her baby in Chapter 27?
8. How does Sister Maria Theresa treat Antara at the boarding school?
9. Why does Antara change her mother's diet to include more fats in Chapter 24?
10. In Chapter 18, what occurrences make Tara believe someone else may be living in her apartment?
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 narrative voice in Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the novel's themes.
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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