1. read the sentence from paragraph 9 of "mrs. dutta writes a letter." "whenever she lifted her hand to him it was as though her heart was being put through a masala grinder." what does this sentence suggest about mrs. dutta?

a. mrs. dutta felt emotional pain whenever she punished her son.
b. mrs. dutta felt heartbreak over her naughty child's actions.
c. mrs. dutta felt that disciplining a child was a form of devotion.
d. mrs. dutta felt that her parents should always be honest with children.

2. which sentence from the passage supports the answer to part a?

a. "inside the bathroom, mrs. dutta hopes shyamoli will not be too harsh on the girl." (paragraph 9)
b."but a child who refers to elders in that disrespectful way ought to be punished." (paragraph 9)
c. "how many times had she slapped sagar for something far less, though he was her only one, the jewel of her " (paragraph 9)
d. "hard to think through the pounding in her head to what it is she feels most—anger at the children for their rudeness, or at shyamoli for letting them go unrebuked." (paragraph 11)

3. in the passage "mrs. dutta writes a letter," how does the flashback in paragraph 9 create tension?

a. by illustrating a conflict that can arise from a sense of obligation
b. by revealing the reason for mrs. dutta’s disappointments in life
c. by establishing a contrast between different ways of child-rearing
d. by explaining mrs. dutta’s shame over her relationship with shyamoli