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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. What medium does Antara's college advisor suggest she work in?

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

3. What does Tara ask Antara in Chapter 24 which makes Antara cry because it shows that Tara remembers something?

4. What does Dilip say in regards to the mushroom's Purvi's husband describes which latch onto caterpillars?

5. Where is Antara at the beginning of "2003"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tara ultimately decide to leave the ashram in "1989"?

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

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 18, what occurrences make Tara believe someone else may be living in her apartment?

5. What does Antara do instead of attending art school in "2002"?

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

7. What does Antara do in preparation for her confession to her mother about Reza in Chapter 26?

8. How do the girls at the boarding school trying to turn the brutalities they receive from Sister Maria Theresa into a game?

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

10. In Chapter 14, what does Antara tell Dilip when he finds the photo from her art project that she has always claimed to have lost?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Antara experiences personal changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Antara change and in what ways does she remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of Burnt Sugar?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the sensory details used in Burnt Sugar. Be sure to explain the deeper meaning and thematic significance of these details.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Purvi's role in Burnt Sugar. Analyze her relationship with Antara and explore the significance of this relationship on the novel's themes.

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