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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. According to a story Sudha has heard, if a menstruating woman touches mangoes, what will happen?
(a) They will be sinful.
(b) They will rot.
(c) They will taste better.
(d) They will become poison.

2. How does Anju feel about the upcoming marriage?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Sad.
(d) Anxious.

3. What was the name of the city in which the movie was showing?
(a) Canneron.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Cornelia.

4. How does Singhji help Sudha?
(a) He arranges a plan for Anju to go to college.
(b) He arranges a plan for Sudha to run away.
(c) He arranges a meeting with Ashok.
(d) He arranges a meeting with Gouri.

5. What is the name of the woman who escorts Sudha and Anju home?
(a) Samita.
(b) Sarandon.
(c) Sarita.
(d) Sheron.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sudha perceive her mother as behaving?

2. What is interesting about Singhji the night Gouri is ill?

3. What item does Sudha drop which Sunil picks up and keeps?

4. How many mother figures do Sudha and Anju have?

5. What decision did Gouri make the night she was ill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sudha transform after hearing the story about her father?

3. Describe the Majumdar family.

4. How does Pishi's story foreshadow a future event in Sudha's life?

5. What begins the separation between Anju and Sudha?

6. How do the girls fight against tradition as teenagers?

7. After meeting Sunil, how does Anju feel about him?

8. What is relevant about Sudha's menstruation?

9. Is Sunil in love with Sudha?

10. How does Anju respond to having a matched marriage?

(see the answer keys)

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