K-12 5.09: Unit Test: Cultural Perspectives, English

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excerpt from The Poison Tree: A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

How does culture affect the way Surja and her husband react when they discover the young girl, Kunda?

Select each correct answer.

Kunda has no family since her parents are dead and her aunt can’t be located; Nagendra and Surja try to find her a safe home.

Surja proposes that Kunda marry her adopted brother, Tara, since Tara and Kunda are from the same social caste.

Surja becomes jealous because she fears her husband will put her aside to marry the younger woman.

Kunda is old enough to be married; Nagendra declares he will marry her so she will be a protected member of his family.