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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 was Nalini doing when Gopal first saw her?

2. What is in the packet Sudha receives in the mail?

3. Anju hopes to convince her mothers that Sudha should do which of the following?

4. The family discusses the fate of the _________.

5. What decision did Gouri make the night she was ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Anju and Sudha?

2. Why does Sudha decide not to marry Ashok?

3. Describe Sudha and Ashok's first meeting.

4. What does Sudha say she has always wanted?

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

6. How does Sudha's outlook become more negative?

7. How do the Sanyals react to Sudha?

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

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

10. How does Sudha transform after hearing the story about her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the tone of Sister of My Heart? What are the three main literary techniques that help to create this tone?

Essay Topic 2

How does Divakaruni set the framework for the novel? Which characters are emphasized in the beginning? How can you predict what will happen by the framework in Chapters 1 and 2?

Essay Topic 3

In what way do the mothers find new freedom as a result of Sudha's new freedom? Why are the mothers resistant to this change? How does it end up benefiting them?

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