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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 does Pishi want for Gouri?
(a) To get married.
(b) To have heart surgery.
(c) To move to America.
(d) To move into a nursing home.

2. Where does Anju find Sudha's handkerchief.
(a) At Sudha's house.
(b) In a photo album.
(c) In her husband's belongings.
(d) In her own belongings.

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

4. Why is Anju unable to travel with Sunji?
(a) She is scared of traveling.
(b) Sunji does not want her to go.
(c) She does not speak English.
(d) She is waiting for her visa to be approved.

5. What are Anju and Sunil doing when Anju has a miscarriage?
(a) Working.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Arguing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anju thinks that Sunil has kept Sudha away so that ___________.

2. What role has Sudha taken on in her marriage?

3. How does the novel end?

4. What is Anju supposed to be doing when she accidentally falls asleep?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anju's life change in America?

2. Why hasn't Sudha's mother-in-law been telling anybody that Sudha is pregnant?

3. Why does Anju decide to get a job?

4. How does Mrs. Sanyal behave toward Sudha now that she is pregnant?

5. How does Sudha's identity change after she has been divorced?

6. What is symbolic of the final scene in the novel?

7. How does Sudha find peace?

8. Why is Anju second guessing her decision for Sudha to move to America?

9. How does Anju feel about getting married?

10. How does Anju find peace?

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