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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is used in the celebration of Holi?
(a) Color-filled balloons.
(b) Native Indian liquor.
(c) Holy water.
(d) Kites.

2. Where do Jaya and Ravi visit on a tour bus?
(a) Madhya Pradesh.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Lucknow.

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

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

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

6. Who does Amisha tell her class is fighting for Indian independence?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Her husband, Deepak.
(c) Vikram.
(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

7. What does Jaya's mother tell her about meditation?
(a) It is helpful in times of financial difficulty.
(b) It is best accomplished through yoga.
(c) To find peace, she has to cede control of life.
(d) It will help Jaya to have a child.

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

9. What does Amisha tie around Stephen's wrist in Chapter 33?
(a) Deepak's watch.
(b) A red string.
(c) An elastic band.
(d) A gold band.

10. What does Amisha tell Stephen about her ideal mate?
(a) That he is wealthy.
(b) That he believe in her.
(c) That he is English.
(d) That he is handsome.

11. Where do the clerics instruct Deepak to do to Amisha?
(a) Put her on a settee.
(b) Put her in the bath.
(c) Put her in bed.
(d) Tie her to a beech tree.

12. Where does Amisha spend the night after Deepak leaves in Chapter 38?
(a) With Ravi's parents.
(b) At the school.
(c) At home alone.
(d) With Stephen.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Omi deny Lena's desired marriage?

2. How does Deepak's second wife treat Lena?

3. Whom does Ravi see at the foot of his bed in the Epilogue?

4. What assignment does Amisha give her class?

5. What is the cause of the quarrel in Chapter 38?

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