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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. How long does the train ride take that carries Asha and her family back to her hometown?

2. Per the text, which of the following does Freud identify as a main group of fantasy?

3. Manju grows enamored of which of the following?

4. From whom is the quote that precedes Part Four: "Up and Out" taken?

5. Which of the following is celebrated by belly-flopping in the text?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the text, how are fast-track trials conducted?

2. What prompts Asha to berate Manju for her teaching work?

3. What role does Manju typically play in her community group’s training?

4. What causes Sunil’s sister to become bald?

5. Why is the wedding Asha and her family attend in her hometown subdued?

6. How does Cynthia’s testimony go awry?

7. What familial duty does Manju carry out at the wedding in her mother’s hometown?

8. Why are Abdul’s compatriots accepting of deceptions in narratives?

9. Why had Sunil and Sonu fallen out previously?

10. How does Sunil know that almonds have ripened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what is the most important theme of Behind the Beautiful Forevers. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of Behind the Beautiful Forevers on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the book? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the book, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

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