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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amisha's friend Sujata think about the British school?
(a) That the whites are trying to convert them.
(b) That she hopes her children will attend.
(c) That she wants to attend.
(d) That she wants to find a British husband.

2. Why does Jaya not remove her wedding ring in Chapter 26?
(a) She is afraid of losing it.
(b) It is stuck.
(c) She wants to show off her wealth.
(d) She wants Ravi to believe she is married.

3. What does Jaya buy from peddlers in the airport?
(a) Keychains.
(b) Plastic necklaces.
(c) A stuffed bear.
(d) A cell phone.

4. What is Navaratri?
(a) An Indian holiday.
(b) Amisha's birth month.
(c) A honeymoon.
(d) The Indian term for a full moon.

5. What does Amisha draw on the blackboard of his classroom?
(a) Lord Ganesha.
(b) The earth.
(c) The Goddess Parvati.
(d) A peace sign.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Amisha first encounter Ravi?

2. Where does Jaya black out in Chapter 26?

3. What is the name of Patrick's new love interest?

4. What is Chara's friend surprised by?

5. What is Amisha's mother-in-law's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Jaya go to make international phone calls while in India?

2. How did Ravi learn to speak English?

3. What does Jaya buy for her parents at the market in Chapter 27?

4. What is Jaya's reaction to Ravi's home?

5. How does the head teacher, Miss Roberts, treat Amisha?

6. Where do Jaya's parents live?

7. What does Ravi get for Amisha on her first day of school?

8. How does Amisha tell Stephen that Indians celebrate Navaratri?

9. What spices do Jaya and Ravi use when they cook together at Ravi's home?

10. What is the significance of the "bindi" in Indian culture?

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