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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ravi ultimately agree to whip Amisha?
(a) Deepak threatens to hire others to do it.
(b) Amisha asks for a beating.
(c) Ravi wants to hasten Amisha's death and spare her suffering.
(d) Ravi wants revenge on Amisha.

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

3. What does the Brahmin in the temple wear?
(a) A white tunic
(b) A red suit.
(c) A brown loincloth.
(d) An orange sari.

4. What does Jaya offer Ravi in Chapter 54?
(a) A new pet.
(b) A home-cooked meal.
(c) An American car.
(d) Her grandmother's home.

5. What do the priests do to heal Amisha?
(a) Make an elixir.
(b) Burn incense.
(c) Put lotion on her skin.
(d) Braid her hair.

6. Why does Amisha begin to feel ill in Chapter 40?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She got food poisoning.
(c) She has an infection.
(d) She has malaria.

7. How does Amisha become ill?
(a) She is bitten by a mosquito.
(b) Deepak poisoned her.
(c) She is pregnant again.
(d) She got food poisoning.

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

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

10. For whom does Jaya buy plane tickets to America?
(a) Ravi and Rokie.
(b) Misha and her friend.
(c) Ravi and Amit.
(d) Amit and Misha.

11. What is Amavasya?
(a) The first day of the summer solstice.
(b) The first day of the new year.
(c) The new moon.
(d) The Indian version of Christmas.

12. What do the Brahmins say is the reason for Amisha's illness?
(a) Demons.
(b) Malaria.
(c) A bacterial infection.
(d) A virus.

13. What does the midwife say about the baby?
(a) She looks like Deepak.
(b) She is cursed.
(c) She looks like her mother.
(d) She is dangerously ill/

14. What does Amisha try to give to Stephen in Chapter 41?
(a) A traditional Indian meal.
(b) A watch.
(c) Her stories.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What assignment does Amisha give her class?

2. Where was Jaya married?

3. Where do Jaya and Ravi visit on a tour bus?

4. What does Amisha tell Deepak (whom she thinks is Stephen) about their daughter?

5. What does Patrick tell Jaya concerning her miscarriage?

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