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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sudha thinks that Ramesh would not stand up for her against whom?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) Anju.
(d) His father.

3. When does Sudha finally find peace?
(a) When she is on the plane.
(b) When she is hugging Anju.
(c) When she gets married.
(d) When she gives birth.

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

5. What does Anju discover about Sudha?
(a) She cannot get pregnant.
(b) She is going to college.
(c) She is sick.
(d) She is pregnant.

6. How does Anju feel about being married?
(a) She is ashamed of being married.
(b) She is anxious about being married.
(c) She loves being married.
(d) She is disappointed about being married.

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

8. Pishi tells Sudha the mothers will pay for _____________.
(a) Her medical care.
(b) Her education.
(c) Her child's well-being.
(d) A new home for her and the baby.

9. What does Sudha discover about her father on the plane?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is Singhji.
(c) He lives in America.
(d) He is a murderer.

10. What is the name of Ramesh's aunt?
(a) Tarini.
(b) Tambini.
(c) Tabitha.
(d) Tharjeet.

11. When Sunil finds out about Anju working an extra shift at the library, what happens?
(a) Sunil asks Anju for a divorce.
(b) Anju has a miscarriage.
(c) Sunil's anger causes Anju to leave.
(d) Sunil tells Anju he is moving back to India.

12. What did Sudha's father give her?
(a) Money.
(b) A letter.
(c) A home.
(d) A credit card.

13. Sudha overhears Sunil avoid correcting somebody when they ask him about which of the following?
(a) If he loves his wife.
(b) If he loves Sudha.
(c) If Sudha is his wife.
(d) If Sudha's child is his.

14. Who speaks up most for Sudha?
(a) Anju.
(b) Gouri.
(c) Nalini.
(d) Pishi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pishi want for Gouri?

2. What did the mothers do with the ruby?

3. When Sudha discovers she is pregnant, how does her mother-in-law treat her?

4. Who is hateful to Sudha, convincing her to move to America?

5. How does Sudha feel about her marriage?

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