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

2. In Chapter 25, how long has passed since the girls were married?
(a) Five years.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

3. What will the mothers' house become?
(a) A market.
(b) A shopping mall.
(c) A business complex.
(d) Apartments.

4. Why does Sudha's mother-in-law want her to have an abortion?
(a) The baby is a girl.
(b) The baby has a genetic problem.
(c) The baby is a boy.
(d) The baby has a brain defect.

5. Anju is disappointed that Sunil does not act in what way?
(a) Violent.
(b) Kind.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Thankful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sudha view Ramesh?

2. Which adjective best describes the way Sudha responds to her new family?

3. What does Ashok ask Sudha to do with her child?

4. How does Sunil feel when he learns that Anju is pregnant?

5. What does Anju discover about Sudha?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anju feel about her niece?

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

3. Why does Sudha think that Gouri has not called to tell her about the brain defect?

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

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

6. What dream did Sudha have about Prem?

7. Who speaks up most for Sudha and why?

8. Why does Sudha's mother-in-law want her to have an abortion?

9. In what ways have the mothers found new identities?

10. Why does Anju decide to get a job?

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