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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Deepak's new mill?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Senegal.
(c) Indore.
(d) Bombay.

2. What does Amisha tell the British officer?
(a) That she wants to learn English.
(b) That she thinks he should go back to England.
(c) That she finds British people very nice.
(d) That her children want to learn English.

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

4. What does Deepak insist about Ravi?
(a) That he leave the house.
(b) That he not touch the food.
(c) That Ravi's entire family move in with them.
(d) That he become Deepak's business partner.

5. What does Chara say about daughters?
(a) They are more expensive to raise.
(b) They are more precious than sons.
(c) They are ungrateful to their mothers.
(d) They are never really yours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "halva"

2. What is Amisha writing about at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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

4. What is a Dalit?

5. What does Jaya buy from peddlers in the airport?

(see the answer key)

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