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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "1981", Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the pandit do to indicate Antara's divorce from the god during her ceremonial marriage and divorce?
(a) Rip off Antara's blindfold.
(b) Rip the idol from her hands and put it away.
(c) Stomp on the bronze idol.
(d) Rip off her necklace and smear red paint on her forehead.

2. Where does Antara's father live?
(a) Aundh.
(b) Pune.
(c) Bombay.
(d) America.

3. What is one way Dilip tries to solve the problem Antara has with her father?
(a) He schedules weekly lunches for Antara and her father.
(b) He begins to call her father every week.
(c) He suggests they invite him to dinner at the Club.
(d) He invites her father over the house for dinner.

4. What other family member does Antara's Nani say was forgetful?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

5. What does the narrator say she has found joy in at times in regards to her mother?
(a) Quality time with her mother.
(b) Her mother's misery.
(c) Walks with her mother.
(d) Her mother's smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dilip's aunt who said plucked the hairs from her head when her father did not want her to become a Jain nun?

2. Why did Dilip's mother need Antara's time and date of birth before the wedding?

3. What is Tara's maid's name?

4. Where did Antara and Dilip meet?

5. What does Antara say she enjoyed killing as a child?

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