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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Chara's friend surprised by?
(a) That Amisha is so beautiful.
(b) That the home has so many pets.
(c) That the house is ill-kept.
(d) That Amisha does not have a servant.

2. What is "halva"
(a) Cooked carrots and sweetened milk with nuts.
(b) Rice with balsamic dressing.
(c) Bread with tomato sauce.
(d) Fried onions.

3. What does the women whom Amisha meets at the school ask her?
(a) If she would like a cup of coffee.
(b) If she has a teaching certificate.
(c) If she knows any Shakespeare.
(d) If she has any English clothing to wear.

4. Whom did the British imprison in order to stifle the Indian rebellion?
(a) Deepak.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Vikram.
(d) Stephen.

5. What is a "bindi?"
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A third eye.
(c) A therapeutic bath.
(d) A type of outfit.

6. How often do Stephen and Amisha meet as she is learning English?
(a) Once a week on Saturdays.
(b) Every other Tuesday.
(c) 3-4 times per week.
(d) Every morning before class.

7. What did Chara call Amisha?
(a) A sly weasel.
(b) A cunning vixen.
(c) A trapped spirit.
(d) A stray dog.

8. Who visits Amisha's house in Chapter 14?
(a) Janna.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Lord Ganesha.
(d) Vikram.

9. What did Jaya's mother want her to be a doctor?
(a) Because she wants Jaya to be rich.
(b) Because Jaya is gifted in medicine.
(c) Because her father was a doctor.
(d) Because Jaya's mother had always wanted to be a doctor.

10. What is Jaya's job?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A journalist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A model.

11. For whom does Jaya remember her mother cooking?
(a) For a family whose father was diagnosed with cancer.
(b) For Jaya and her father.
(c) For children in an orphanage in New York.
(d) For Jaya's schoolteacher.

12. Why does Stephen call Amisha to his office?
(a) He wants to offer her a promotion.
(b) He disapproves of her lessons.
(c) Neema's father is there.
(d) He wants to kiss her.

13. Why does Amisha change her mind about attending school?
(a) She sees Deepak in the classroom.
(b) She is the only girl in the class.
(c) The other students are younger and dressed in British clothing.
(d) She is in the same classroom as her children.

14. Why does Ravi refuse to eat with Jaya?
(a) He is an untouchable.
(b) He is a male.
(c) He does not like Indian food.
(d) He has the flu.

15. What does Ravi tell Jaya happened to the school after Amisha's death?
(a) Jaya's grandfather burned it.
(b) Stephen closed it.
(c) Ravi lived inside of it.
(d) Jaya's grandfather closed it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ravi think that he cannot die?

2. What does Amisha give to Stephen for Christmas?

3. Why does Jaya go and visit her parents?

4. What is Holi?

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

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