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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happened to Neema when she visits Amisha in Chapter 29?
(a) She has burned herself.
(b) She has a virus.
(c) She has gotten married.
(d) She adopted a new pet.

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

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

10. What is the name of Jaya's husband?
(a) Henry.
(b) Amit.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Richard.

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

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

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

14. What happens to Chara in Chapter 9?
(a) She moves to England.
(b) She reconciles with Amisha.
(c) She moves to America.
(d) She dies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen ask for in exchange for his lesson?

2. Why does Jaya go and visit her parents?

3. What does Chara say about daughters?

4. What does Amisha's friend Sujata think about the British school?

5. What is the name of Jaya's mother?

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