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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of entity is Bidhata Purush?

2. When Sudha's mother was pregnant, which adjective best described her?

3. What does Ramesh's mother want from her son's marriage?

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

5. Who is the man who buys the books from Anju?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sudha decide not to marry Ashok?

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

3. Describe Sudha.

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

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

6. What role does Singhji take in the family when Gouri is ill?

7. How do the Sanyals react to Sudha?

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

9. Why are the references to myth and superstition important?

10. How does Sudha's outlook become more negative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does foreshadowing play in the novel? What events are examples of foreshadowing? Consider Sudha's dream about Prem. How does the reader's initial perception of the dream differ from the actual event it foreshadows?

Essay Topic 2

Are the mothers as oppressive as society? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Anju and Sudha are the protagonists in Sister of My Heart. Who or what is/are the antagonist(s) in the novel?

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