View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the Indian word for "grandfather"?
(a) Dee.
(b) Gampy.
(c) Babushka.
(d) Dada.

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

4. What is Amisha's mother-in-law's name?
(a) Chara.
(b) Jaya.
(c) Sajeda.
(d) Sulekha.

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

6. What does Stephen tell Amisha about his brother?
(a) He was married to an Indian woman.
(b) He was a Nobel laureate.
(c) He died in the war.
(d) He was separated at birth.

7. Why does Amisha think that not fitting in at school is her fault?
(a) She thinks she should have taught herself English.
(b) She thinks that the she should have worn English clothing.
(c) She thinks that she should not have wanted more.
(d) She thinks that she offended Stephen.

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

9. What is "chaniya choli?"
(a) An Indian religious text.
(b) Indian attire.
(c) An Indian dessert.
(d) An alcoholic beverage.

10. What is Holi?
(a) An ancient Hindu festival of color.
(b) An Indian pop band.
(c) A type of animal native to Indian.
(d) An Indian appetizer.

11. What does Jaya's mother tell her when she calls home in Chapter 27?
(a) That she hates the British people.
(b) That it is snowing New York.
(c) That Patrick has called.
(d) That Jaya will get fired from work.

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

13. What is Ravi's great-grandson's name?
(a) Shabir.
(b) Ravinder.
(c) Amit.
(d) Sandeep.

14. What does Amisha's friend Sujata think about the British school?
(a) That she wants to attend.
(b) That the whites are trying to convert them.
(c) That she wants to find a British husband.
(d) That she hopes her children will attend.

15. To whom does Amisha tell Stephen that she prays?
(a) Saraswati.
(b) Harihara.
(c) Lord Ganesha and his parents.
(d) Lord Vishnu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jaya go and visit her parents?

2. Why is Amisha sick in Chapter 8?

3. When is Navaratri?

4. What is the profession of Jaya's father?

5. What does Amisha ask Deepak?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 462 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample