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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amisha propose to Ravi upon first meeting him?
(a) That he become her servant.
(b) That he try moving to Europe.
(c) That he look in the city for a job.
(d) That is try to hide in the mill.

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

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

4. What did Jaya and her mother dress up as for Halloween when Jaya was 12 years old?
(a) Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
(b) A cat and a mouse.
(c) Bunny rabbits.
(d) A good witch and a bad witch.

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

6. What is Amisha writing about at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) A duck and a frog.
(b) A deer and a hunter.
(c) A bird and a squirrel.
(d) A mongoose and a frog.

7. What is the name of the man Jaya finds in her mother's childhood home?
(a) George.
(b) Ravi.
(c) Paresh.
(d) Deepak.

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

9. What does Ravi tell Amisha concerning the new British school?
(a) That it would be ridiculous for Amisha to attend.
(b) That he wants to attend.
(c) That he hates the British Raj.
(d) That she should attend.

10. What is the name of Ravi's dog?
(a) Rokie.
(b) Sally.
(c) Ginger.
(d) Spot.

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

12. What does the letter received by Jaya's mother read?
(a) Her mother's father is dying in India.
(b) She is invited to her bother's wedding in India.
(c) Jaya receives a love letter from India.
(d) Jaya's mother's sister is dying.

13. At what age was Amisha pulled out of school?
(a) 7.
(b) 18.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

14. What does Stephen ask for in exchange for his lesson?
(a) A story written in English.
(b) A recipe for Indian buttermilk.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A homemade meal.

15. Where does Neema say that stories come form?
(a) Television programs.
(b) The Rigveda.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) In our dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen tell Amisha about his brother?

2. What is a Dalit?

3. What does Jaya's mother tell her when she calls home in Chapter 27?

4. What does Amisha draw on the blackboard of his classroom?

5. What does Amisha give to Stephen for Christmas?

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