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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. To what statue does Amisha pray in Chapter 13?
(a) Lord Vishnu.
(b) Lord Shiva.
(c) Lord Krishna.
(d) Lord Ganesha.

2. Why do Ravi and Bina spend the night at Amisha's in Chapter 19?
(a) Amisha needs help with her homework.
(b) Amisha is afraid of a ghost she saw.
(c) Amisha is sick.
(d) Paresh is sick.

3. What does Stephen give to Amisha for Christmas?
(a) A tree.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A ring.

4. Who attended Deepak's funeral?
(a) Jaya's mother.
(b) Jaya's uncles.
(c) Jaya's father.
(d) No one.

5. What is the name of Jaya's grandmother?
(a) Amisha.
(b) Ihman.
(c) Sulekha
(d) Abhaya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man Jaya finds in her mother's childhood home?

2. For what does Amisha silently wish before Vishnu in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Ravi think that he cannot die?

4. Where does Amisha first encounter Ravi?

5. What does Amisha tell the British officer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What writing prompt does Amisha give her class on her first day as a teacher?

2. How did Ravi learn to speak English?

3. Where does Amisha suggest that Stephen take his mother?

4. Why did Jaya's mother take her bike away when Jaya was a child?

5. Where does Jaya go to make international phone calls while in India?

6. What does Neema's father tell Amisha about her class?

7. Why does Chara want to end Amisha's marriage to Deepak?

8. What spices do Jaya and Ravi use when they cook together at Ravi's home?

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

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

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