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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 do the priests do to heal Amisha?
(a) Braid her hair.
(b) Burn incense.
(c) Make an elixir.
(d) Put lotion on her skin.

2. Whom does Ravi see at the foot of his bed in the Epilogue?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Amisha.
(c) Deepak.
(d) Omi.

3. Why does Amisha begin to feel ill in Chapter 40?
(a) She has malaria.
(b) She has an infection.
(c) She got food poisoning.
(d) She is pregnant.

4. What does Patrick tell Jaya concerning her miscarriage?
(a) He wants to keep trying within the next year.
(b) He wants to adopt a child.
(c) He says that when it is mean to happen, it will.
(d) He no longer wants children.

5. To whom is Neema betrothed?
(a) A wealthy man.
(b) A man in England.
(c) A beggar.
(d) An American man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ravi at the close of the novel?

2. What does Jaya offer Ravi in Chapter 54?

3. How does Deepak's second wife treat Lena?

4. What does Amisha tell Ravi about her unborn child in Chapter 40?

5. What does Amisha tell Stephen about her ideal mate?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Jaya give her basket filled with color-balloons?

2. What does Ravi tell Jaya caused Amisha's hallucinations?

3. In an Indian wedding, what do the coconut and rice symbolize?

4. Why does Deepak dismiss Ravi from his role as a servant in Chapter 51?

5. For what does Amit pray in the temple in Chapter 43?

6. Why does Jaya want to bring Misha and Amit to America?

7. What does Jaya say when Amit asks her if there are untouchables in America?

8. What does Stephen propose to Amisha in Chapter 41?

9. What is the nature of Misha's physical disability?

10. What does Jaya do while at the orphanage?

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