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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Ashok want from Sudha?
(a) He wants to send her to school.
(b) He wants to marry her.
(c) He wants to remain friends.
(d) He wants to care for her baby.

2. What does Sudha's father want her to know about?
(a) Anju's biological parents.
(b) The true story about the mothers.
(c) Bijoy's death.
(d) His own near-death experience.

3. Why does the doctor say that Sudha is unable to get pregnant?
(a) There is no reason.
(b) She is not happy.
(c) She is not built to have babies.
(d) She is unhealthy.

4. Why is Pishi often socially excluded?
(a) She has never been married.
(b) She is a widow.
(c) She dresses differently.
(d) She is unattractive.

5. Why does Ramesh suggest that he and Sudha do not have marital relations yet?
(a) She is not comfortable with him.
(b) He does not want to have children.
(c) He is not attracted to her.
(d) He is not comfortable with her.

6. What does Anju plan to name her son?
(a) Peter.
(b) Prem.
(c) Parma.
(d) Pretah.

7. What does Sudha's ring symbolize?
(a) The power of love.
(b) The transfer of power.
(c) The resistance of women in India.
(d) The happiness of a married woman.

8. The mothers warn Anju that she should do which of the following?
(a) Test the baby for a brain defect.
(b) Clean the house better.
(c) Give up her dreams.
(d) Be a better wife.

9. How does Anju's husband realize that she has been keeping a job?
(a) He sees her at work.
(b) He is ridiculed by a co-worker.
(c) He hears a message on the answering machine.
(d) He sees a badge from her work.

10. How does Anju feel about her father-in-law?
(a) She finds him to be too docile.
(b) She finds him fascinating.
(c) She barely knows him.
(d) She hates him.

11. How does the novel end?
(a) Sudha, Anju, and the baby are hugging.
(b) Anju and Sunil are arguing.
(c) Anju finds that she is pregnant again.
(d) Sudha and the baby are still on the plane.

12. How does Sunil feel when he learns that Anju is pregnant?
(a) Excited.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Angry.

13. How do the mothers react to Ashok's conditions?
(a) They are unaware.
(b) They find them repulsive.
(c) They are disappointed in them.
(d) They accept them.

14. What does Anju hate most about Sunji's mother?
(a) She is shameful.
(b) She is docile.
(c) She is not intelligent.
(d) She is loud.

15. Which adjective best describes Sunil at the airport?
(a) Angry.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Guilty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sudha feel when she is with her husband and his family?

2. In Chapter 25, how long has passed since the girls were married?

3. What is the name of Ramesh's aunt?

4. What does Sudha tie to the goddess tree?

5. How does Anju feel about being married?

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