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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 whom does Amisha tell Stephen that she prays?
(a) Lord Vishnu.
(b) Saraswati.
(c) Harihara.
(d) Lord Ganesha and his parents.

2. What does Amisha ask Deepak?
(a) For permission to attend the English school.
(b) For a new car.
(c) For money to buy a new dress.
(d) For a baby girl.

3. What does Amisha draw on the blackboard of his classroom?
(a) The Goddess Parvati.
(b) The earth.
(c) Lord Ganesha.
(d) A peace sign.

4. What does Amisha tell the British officer?
(a) That she wants to learn English.
(b) That she finds British people very nice.
(c) That she thinks he should go back to England.
(d) That her children want to learn English.

5. What does Jaya learn about her grandfather once she arrives in India?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is in America.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He is crippled.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Navaratri?

2. What is the name of Jaya's husband?

3. Where does Neema say that stories come form?

4. What is the name of Jaya's grandmother?

5. What is a Dalit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jaya's parents live?

2. How did Ravi learn to speak English?

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

4. Why did Chara become kinder to Amisha before dying?

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

6. What does a restaurant owner reveal to Jaya about Ravi in Chapter 23?

7. What does Ravi tell Jaya about the ownership of the school and the mill?

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

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

10. What is the first story of Neema's that Amisha reads?

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