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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amisha tell Ravi about her unborn child in Chapter 40?
(a) That it is not Deepak's.
(b) That she hopes it is a girl.
(c) That she does not want to go through labor again.
(d) That she hopes it is another boy.

2. Whom does Jaya call in Chapter 43?
(a) Ravi.
(b) Her father.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Her mother.

3. What does Ravi admit to Jaya about Stephen in Chapter 52?
(a) That Stephen came back for Amisha.
(b) That Stephen was secretly married.
(c) That Stephen watched Amisha die.
(d) That Stephen never loved Amisha.

4. Where does Jaya visit in Chapter 44?
(a) The cemetery here her grandfather was buried.
(b) The British school.
(c) The orphanage.
(d) Ravi's home.

5. What is "Prasad"?
(a) A Hindu holiday.
(b) An Indian wedding ceremony.
(c) A shrine in one's household.
(d) Food used in a religious offering.

6. Why does Omi deny Lena's desired marriage?
(a) Omi does not trust the man's family.
(b) The dowry is too high.
(c) Omi wants the man for herself.
(d) Omi does not want Lena to go to America.

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

8. What does Amisha tell her class about Neema?
(a) That she was Amisha's favorite student.
(b) That she has been married.
(c) That Neema has died.
(d) That Neema has decided not to attend school any longer.

9. What part of Ravi's body is injured in Chapter 34?
(a) His eye.
(b) His arm.
(c) His hand.
(d) His leg.

10. 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) Stephen received an anonymous death threat.
(d) The British have put an Indian man in custody for speaking about freedom.

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

12. What does Amisha tell Ravi in the Epilogue?
(a) That she is happy.
(b) That she is not dead.
(c) That she wants to come back to life.
(d) That she misses Deepak.

13. Which deity does Jaya choose to worship?
(a) Krishna.
(b) Durga.
(c) Ganesha.
(d) Shiva.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen tell Amisha about his ideal wife?

2. What does Amisha tell Stephen about her ideal mate?

3. What does Ravi bring to Stephen in Chapter 38?

4. What does the Brahmin in the temple wear?

5. What does Patrick tell Jaya concerning her miscarriage?

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