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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jaya go and visit her parents?
(a) It is her mother's birthday.
(b) She and Patrick have separated.
(c) It is Jaya's birthday.
(d) It is Christmas.

2. What does Ravi tell Amisha concerning the new British school?
(a) That he wants to attend.
(b) That it would be ridiculous for Amisha to attend.
(c) That he hates the British Raj.
(d) That she should attend.

3. What does Ravi tell Jaya happened to the school after Amisha's death?
(a) Jaya's grandfather burned it.
(b) Ravi lived inside of it.
(c) Jaya's grandfather closed it.
(d) Stephen closed it.

4. Whom does Amisha encounter at the temple in Chapter 13?
(a) Deepak.
(b) Brahmins.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Vikram.

5. What does Amisha pray for at the temple in Chapter 14?
(a) To be a better writer.
(b) To be more attentive to her duties.
(c) To be taller.
(d) To have a baby girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deepak remember about Amisha during their wedding?

2. What does Chara say about daughters?

3. What is Jaya's job?

4. What is the Indian word for "grandfather"?

5. What happened to Neema when she visits Amisha in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stephen tell Amisha about his brother on the first day of school?

2. What is Amisha's dowry when she gets married?

3. For how many years has Jaya been with Patrick?

4. How does the head teacher, Miss Roberts, treat Amisha?

5. What does Stephen propose to Amisha when he comes to her home for the first time?

6. What does Jaya see in the road when she takes a taxi to her grandfather's village?

7. What does Jaya buy for her parents at the market in Chapter 27?

8. What are the contents of Amisha's Christmas gift to Stephen?

9. Where do Jaya's parents live?

10. How does Jaya know where to go when she arrives in India?

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