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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Deepak tell Ravi in Chapter 51?
(a) That he is getting a raise.
(b) That he can no longer work in his home.
(c) That he is grateful for his years of service.
(d) That he will inherit Deepak's mill.

7. What happens to Ravi at the close of the novel?
(a) He comes to America.
(b) He becomes wealthy.
(c) He dies.
(d) He becomes mayor of the town.

8. Who tells Ravi about Lena's pending marriage?
(a) Paresh.
(b) Deepak.
(c) Omi.
(d) Lena.

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

10. What does Deepak bring back for Amisha in Chapter 38?
(a) An extravagant sari.
(b) Gold earrings.
(c) A silk scarf.
(d) A diamond necklace.

11. What is the name of the tour bus owner that Jaya meets in Chapter 37?
(a) Stacey.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mona.
(d) Kara.

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

13. What does Amisha ask Ravi to promise in Chapter 47?
(a) That he will take care of Deepak.
(b) That he will take her children to America.
(c) That he will learn to speak English.
(d) That he will tell her daughter Amisha's story.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much weight does Amisha lose owing to the illness?

2. What does Ravi tell Jaya was the cause of Amisha's death?

3. What does Amisha eat during her pregnancy?

4. What is "Prasad"?

5. For how long does Jaya report staying in bed after her first miscarriage?

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