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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Deepak's second wife?
(a) Sajeda.
(b) Janna.
(c) Omi.
(d) Claire.

2. What does Ravi bring to the temple of Shiva in Chapter 32?
(a) A goblet of wine.
(b) Freshly baked bread.
(c) Coins.
(d) Flowers and fruits.

3. How does Deepak find out about Lena's real father?
(a) Amisha told him before she died.
(b) Through Amisha and Stephen's letters.
(c) Ravi tells him.
(d) He has a dream in which the truth is revealed.

4. To which deities does Jaya pray in Chapter 43?
(a) Ganesha and Shiva.
(b) Shiva and Vishnu.
(c) Ganesha and Parvati.
(d) Parvati and Durga.

5. What does Deepak give to Amisha in Chapter 47?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A new puppy.
(c) A new sari.
(d) The keys to the school.

6. What is the cause of the quarrel in Chapter 38?
(a) An Indian man pulled a gun on Stephen.
(b) An Indian man threatened to bomb the school.
(c) The British have put an Indian man in custody for speaking about freedom.
(d) Stephen received an anonymous death threat.

7. Why does Ravi die, according to Jaya?
(a) He lost his will to live.
(b) His promise is fulfilled.
(c) He had an unknown virus.
(d) He had been secretly battling cancer.

8. What does Amisha eat during her pregnancy?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Carrot soup.
(c) White rice.
(d) Biscuits and ginger tea.

9. What does Ravi tell Jaya was the cause of Amisha's death?
(a) Encephalitis.
(b) The bubonic plague.
(c) The bird flu.
(d) Cancer.

10. What does Ravi hold at the beginning of the Epilogue?
(a) A restaurant menu.
(b) A letter from Stephen.
(c) His will.
(d) A brochure for a children's hospital in America.

11. Why does Jaya go to the temple in Chapter 43?
(a) It is the anniversary of her first miscarriage.
(b) It is Amisha's birthday.
(c) It is her birthday.
(d) It is Ravi's birthday.

12. How much weight does Amisha lose owing to the illness?
(a) 5 pounds.
(b) 17 pounds.
(c) 30 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

13. Where does Ravi take Amisha in Chapter 37?
(a) A zoo.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) A circus.

14. Where does Ravi die?
(a) In the mill.
(b) In the garden of the school.
(c) In bed.
(d) In the halls of the school.

15. What sort of art does Ravi's daughter-in-law make?
(a) Watercolors.
(b) Necklaces.
(c) Oil paintings.
(d) Pottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jaya call in Chapter 43?

2. Why does Amisha begin to feel ill in Chapter 40?

3. What does Amisha tell Ravi in the Epilogue?

4. Where does Jaya walk in Chapter 50?

5. Who is Deepak's sister?

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