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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Governors move out of their apartment in Chapter 22?
(a) Mrs. Governor moved the U.S. with her boyfriend.
(b) Mrs. Governor wanted to be closer to her boyfriend in Bombay.
(c) Mr. Governor got a job in England.
(d) Mrs. Governor's affair became well known in Pune.

2. Who does Antara suspect came up with the idea that she should go to boarding school in "1989"?
(a) Nana.
(b) Nani.
(c) Kali Mata.
(d) Tara.

3. What does Dilip find in Antara's studio which she had told him she lost?
(a) Tara's medicine.
(b) Her license.
(c) The photo she has been drawing pictures of every day.
(d) Her birth certificate.

4. What is the girl with the darkest bruises dubbed at the boarding school in "1989"?
(a) The princess.
(b) The queen.
(c) The bride.
(d) The head mistress.

5. Who does Antara wish was there to help her with the baby and Tara at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) Nani.
(b) Kali Mata.
(c) Her father.
(d) Dilip's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who voice does Tara tell Nani she has been hearing in Chapter 18?

2. How long is Antara at the ashram before she begins to sleep ok?

3. What is Tara holding when Antara wakes to find her lying beside her in bed in Chapter 24?

4. What significant event happens at the start of Chapter 27?

5. What does Antara do in the car when she is told she is going to boarding school in "1989"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Antara wish Kali Mata is there after having her baby in Chapter 27?

2. What hurtful thing does Vandana say to Antara when Antara tells her she has to do what she says because she is her boss?

3. What does Tara say to Dilip in Chapter 14 about Antara's daily art project?

4. How does Tara feel about her status as Baba's lover after his funeral, and how does Antara respond?

5. How long does Reza live with Tara and Antara before he disappears without a word?

6. Why does Antara change her mother's diet to include more fats in Chapter 24?

7. What news does Antara's father call to share with her upon returning to India in "1995"?

8. What does Antara tell Nani after Tara told Nani that she sometimes hears Baba's voice?

9. How does Sister Maria Theresa treat Antara at the boarding school?

10. How does Antara respond to Dilip when he says she was rude to their maid and that Americans would not speak to a maid like that?

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