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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of dog does Jaya find at the home?
(a) A Chihuahua.
(b) A Labrador mix.
(c) A Dalmatian.
(d) A Corgi.

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

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

4. Where does Jaya black out in Chapter 26?
(a) In the British school.
(b) In the airport.
(c) In Ravi's home.
(d) In the market.

5. What word does Stephen have Amisha pronounce during a lesson?
(a) "Exceptional."
(b) "Exasperating."
(c) "Beautiful."
(d) "Humiliating."

6. Why do Jaya and Patrick no have children?
(a) Patrick does not want children.
(b) Jaya does not want children.
(c) Jaya has had three miscarriages.
(d) They have agreed to wait until they have advanced in their careers.

7. What does Amisha pray for at the temple in Chapter 14?
(a) To be taller.
(b) To be more attentive to her duties.
(c) To be a better writer.
(d) To have a baby girl.

8. What does Amisha propose to teach Stephen?
(a) How to cook.
(b) How to speak Hindi.
(c) How to sew.
(d) How to dance.

9. What does the British officer tell Amisha?
(a) That as a grown woman, she has no place in the classroom.
(b) That the school is full.
(c) That if she wants to teach at the school, she has to undergo a formal interviewing process.
(d) That the King and Queen support anyone who wants to learn.

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

11. What does Amisha give to Stephen for Christmas?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A cigarette holder.
(d) A story in English.

12. Where is Deepak when Amisha's guest arrives?
(a) At the market.
(b) In his bedroom.
(c) Hiding in the basement.
(d) Travelling.

13. Why does Jaya go and visit her parents?
(a) It is her mother's birthday.
(b) It is Jaya's birthday.
(c) It is Christmas.
(d) She and Patrick have separated.

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

15. Whom did Vikram invite to celebrate Holi with Amisha's family?
(a) Amisha's parents.
(b) Deepak's sister.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Amisha's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Amisha encounter at the temple in Chapter 13?

2. For whom does Jaya remember her mother cooking?

3. Why does Jaya not remove her wedding ring in Chapter 26?

4. What does Sujata think of the British?

5. What is Holi?

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