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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. Sudha decides to marry Ramesh so that _______________.

2. How does Singhji help Sudha?

3. What was Nalini doing when Gopal first saw her?

4. Who asks Sudha why she is so calm?

5. Sudha believes that her money is the result of ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Anju forced into her destiny?

2. Describe Sudha.

3. Describe the Majumdar family.

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

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

6. Who is Singhji?

7. What begins the separation between Anju and Sudha?

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

9. What is relevant about Sudha's menstruation?

10. How do the Sanyals react to Sudha?

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

Do the benefits of tradition outweigh the costs for Sudha and Anju?

Essay Topic 3

In what way do the mothers find new freedom as a result of Sudha's new freedom? Why are the mothers resistant to this change? How does it end up benefiting them?

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