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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 Reza say when Antara asks him if he is in love with anyone?

2. Who does Antara start to resent after giving birth in Chapter 27?

3. What does Reza tell Antara about her skin issues in "1995"?

4. What is the name of the old man who dances with Antara at Old Goa?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reza say to Antara in Chapter 21 the same evening she had gone skinny dipping with him and her mother?

2. How does Tara feel about her status as Baba's lover after his funeral, and how does Antara respond?

3. Why does Tara ultimately decide to leave the ashram in "1989"?

4. What does Antara do in preparation for her confession to her mother about Reza in Chapter 26?

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

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

7. Why does Dilip tell Antara she is too intense after their conversation with Elaine in Chapter 22?

8. How do the girls at the boarding school trying to turn the brutalities they receive from Sister Maria Theresa into a game?

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

Write an essay exploring the roles on men in Burnt Sugar. What do the men in the story represent? How to they impact the lives of the women in the novel? Use textual evidence to support your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the theme of motherhood in Burnt Sugar. Use direct examples from the text to support your essay.

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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