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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the family have a meeting?
(a) Gouri's room.
(b) Anju's room.
(c) Pishi's room.
(d) Sudha's room.

2. Which of the following do the girls have to battle in Chapters 4 - 6?
(a) Their own bond.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Love.
(d) Family.

3. Who is the man who buys the books from Anju?
(a) Shanghji.
(b) Ramesh.
(c) Sunil.
(d) Ashok.

4. How does Anju's outlook change in Chapter 17?
(a) She is emotionless.
(b) She is more negative.
(c) Her outlook does not change.
(d) She is more positive.

5. What decision did Gouri make the night she was ill?
(a) Sudha must go to college.
(b) Anju must get married.
(c) Sudha must get married.
(d) Anju must go to college.

6. Which word does Sudha believe to be the last one written on her forehead?
(a) Spirit.
(b) Mean.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Intelligent.

7. Which word does Sudha believe to be the first one written on her forehead?
(a) Small.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Thin.
(d) Beauty.

8. From whose perspective is the first chapter written?
(a) Pishi's.
(b) Gouri's.
(c) Sudha's.
(d) Anju's.

9. In Chapter 7, Sudha feels ruled by __________.
(a) Anju.
(b) Gouri.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

10. What kind of entity is Bidhata Purush?
(a) A human.
(b) An animal.
(c) A guru.
(d) A god.

11. Who begins to scream and cry loudly when Gouri is ill?
(a) Anju.
(b) Nalini.
(c) Pishi.
(d) Sudha.

12. What was Nalini doing when Gopal first saw her?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Meeting her future husband.
(c) Washing clothes in the creek.
(d) Working in a butcher shop.

13. Sudha tells Anju that she has always wanted which of the following?
(a) A good education.
(b) Happiness.
(c) A child.
(d) A happy family.

14. In Chapter 4, how old are the girls going to be?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

15. How long was Gopal supposed to be gone on his trip?
(a) One month.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Nalini and Gopal married?

2. How many father figures do Sudha and Anju have?

3. What gift does Anju receive from her mother?

4. How does Sudha perceive her mother as behaving?

5. What does Ramesh's mother want from her son's marriage?

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