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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. Who is Bhargavi's daughter?

2. What does Naomi do about a month after having her twins?

3. What is a significant day in Naomi's life?

4. Who spends several days reading Bapu's journals?

5. Who is Naomi's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Naomi's mother and siblings think of her when she is growing up?

2. What had Naomi always felt was incompatible with being a Black woman?

3. What is one reason Naomi and her siblings and mother move a lot when she is young?

4. What does Bhargavi eventually begin to feel in her proximity to death?

5. Why does Naomi run into trouble with employment after her release from prison?

6. What topic is Naomi very passionate about?

7. What do people eventually begin to think of Bapu in the last years of her life?

8. What does Naomi do on July 4, 2003?

9. How do other prison inmates treat Naomi?

10. What does Laura feel for the first time in a very long time following her suicide attempt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What doubts and expectations does Aviv develop around her own medication regimen to treat her depression at the end of the book, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Aviv describe the culture in which Bapu is raised, marries, and begins to deteriorate, from a mental health point of view? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Aviv explain Ray Osheroff's growing challenges and struggles with his mental health? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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