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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why do Ravi and Bina spend the night at Amisha's in Chapter 19?
(a) Amisha is sick.
(b) Amisha is afraid of a ghost she saw.
(c) Paresh is sick.
(d) Amisha needs help with her homework.

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

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

10. What is the name of Jaya's mother?
(a) Tina.
(b) Amisha.
(c) Lena.
(d) Harini.

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

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

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

14. What is the profession of Jaya's father?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A tour guide.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A farmer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Neema say that stories come form?

2. What does Jaya buy from a street vendor for her mother?

3. What does Deepak insist about Ravi?

4. What does Neema write about in her story?

5. What did Jaya's mother want her to be a doctor?

(see the answer keys)

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