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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jaya learn about her grandfather once she arrives in India?
(a) He is wealthy.
(b) He is in America.
(c) He is crippled.
(d) He is dead.

2. What does the British officer tell Amisha?
(a) That if she wants to teach at the school, she has to undergo a formal interviewing process.
(b) That the school is full.
(c) That the King and Queen support anyone who wants to learn.
(d) That as a grown woman, she has no place in the classroom.

3. Why do Jaya and Patrick no have children?
(a) Jaya does not want children.
(b) Patrick does not want children.
(c) They have agreed to wait until they have advanced in their careers.
(d) Jaya has had three miscarriages.

4. What is the name of Jaya's husband?
(a) Richard.
(b) Amit.
(c) Henry.
(d) Patrick.

5. For what does Amisha silently wish before Vishnu in Chapter 9?
(a) A divorce from Deepak.
(b) The death of Chara.
(c) Her own death.
(d) The birth of a daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ravi tell Amisha concerning the new British school?

2. How many sons does Amisha have?

3. What does the letter received by Jaya's mother read?

4. What is a Dalit?

5. Why is Amisha sick in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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