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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. What literary device is most evident in Chapter 3?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Figurative language.

2. How does Anju feel about the upcoming marriage?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Sad.

3. What item does Sudha drop which Sunil picks up and keeps?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Handkerchief.
(c) Earring.
(d) Hair clip.

4. How does Sudha perceive her mother as behaving?
(a) Shameful.
(b) Prideful.
(c) Worried.
(d) Sorrowful.

5. How are Sudha and Anju biologically related?
(a) They are aunt and niece.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are not related.
(d) They are sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man who comes into the bookstore asks Anju for books by which author?

2. When Sudha's mother was pregnant, which adjective best described her?

3. Who takes charge of the family when Gouri is ill?

4. Where does Sudha learn the story of her father?

5. What is the name of the woman who escorts Sudha and Anju home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the chapters alternate between Sudha and Anju's narration?

2. How is Anju forced into her destiny?

3. What role does Singhji take in the family when Gouri is ill?

4. After meeting Sunil, how does Anju feel about him?

5. Describe Anju.

6. What does Sudha think about the money she receives from her father?

7. What does Sudha say she has always wanted?

8. Describe the role of the Chatterjee family in society.

9. How do the Sanyals react to Sudha?

10. How does Pishi's story foreshadow a future event in Sudha's life?

(see the answer keys)

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