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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the packet Sudha receives in the mail?
(a) Letters.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Money.
(d) Plane tickets.

2. How many mother figures do Sudha and Anju have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. What does Gouri give the girls as a birthday gift?
(a) Books.
(b) Money.
(c) Letters.
(d) Movies.

4. What gift does Anju receive from her mother?
(a) Earrings.
(b) Bracelets.
(c) Rings.
(d) Necklaces.

5. In Chapter 4, how old are the girls going to be?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pishi think the girls will suffer?

2. What is Ramesh's last name?

3. What kinds of fruit does Pishi set out to dry?

4. What was the name of the city in which the movie was showing?

5. How does Anju's outlook change in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sudha touch the mangoes despite her belief they will rot?

2. Describe Anju.

3. Why does Sudha decide not to marry Ashok?

4. Describe the role of the Chatterjee family in society.

5. What does Sudha notice about the way Singhji deals with Nalini?

6. What happens as a result of Pishi telling Sudha the story of her father?

7. Describe Sudha and Ashok's first meeting.

8. What begins the separation between Anju and Sudha?

9. What does Sudha think about the money she receives from her father?

10. How does Sudha respond to having a marriage based on a matchmaker?

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