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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Bapu's children?
(a) Karthik and Bhargavi.
(b) Shyam and Bhargavi.
(c) Bhargavi and Vastu.
(d) Karthik and Shyam.

2. What is the name of the house Bapu's father bought for her?
(a) Jefington.
(b) Lolita.
(c) Bartita.
(d) Amrita.

3. Where is Bapu's house?
(a) Kerala.
(b) Mirai.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Chennai.

4. Who is the former president of the American Psychiatric Association?
(a) Helen Hendry.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) Janet Jones.
(d) Alan Stone.

5. What is the name of the temple town with some 50 shrines?
(a) Srirangam.
(b) Rhodestown.
(c) Felington.
(d) Ringinai.

6. What does Bapu chastise herself for desiring in her journal?
(a) Beer.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Sex.
(d) Food.

7. What project does Ray never finish?
(a) His law office.
(b) His garden.
(c) His house.
(d) His memoir.

8. Who does Ray move to Scarsdale with?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Helen.
(c) Janet.
(d) Mauricette.

9. In Part I, what is one thing Aviv's parents are fighting over?
(a) Flights.
(b) Vacations.
(c) Custody.
(d) Housing.

10. Who does Aviv look up to at the hospital?
(a) Hava.
(b) Helen.
(c) Riki.
(d) Jennifer.

11. When does Ray die?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2020.

12. Where is one of Bapu's favorite places to spend time?
(a) Helios.
(b) Hendry.
(c) Guruvayur.
(d) Barcombe.

13. What does Aviv's mother think about her role in Aviv's anorexia?
(a) The culture is to blame.
(b) Aviv's father is to blame.
(c) She herself is partly to blame.
(d) Aviv does not really suffer from the disorder.

14. Who does Bapu's family suggest she sends her books of verse to?
(a) A specialist in medieval Tamil.
(b) Keats.
(c) Hammurabi.
(d) Yeats.

15. When does Bapu's family stop mentioning her?
(a) After her first month away.
(b) After her heart attack.
(c) After she had been gone consistently for a year.
(d) After her suicide attempt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do barbiturates do?

2. What business was Ray in before being treated for mental health challenges?

3. What is one reason Aviv starts eating again in the hospital?

4. What is Aviv eventually diagnosed with in Part I?

5. Who did Bapu think she might be the reincarnation of?

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