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

2. What is Holi?
(a) An Indian pop band.
(b) A type of animal native to Indian.
(c) An Indian appetizer.
(d) An ancient Hindu festival of color.

3. What is a "diya"?
(a) An Indian oil lamp.
(b) A guardian spirit.
(c) One's fiancé.
(d) One's benefactor.

4. What is the name of Jaya's mother?
(a) Tina.
(b) Harini.
(c) Amisha.
(d) Lena.

5. What does Amisha give to Jay after the incident with his teacher?
(a) A town of rice.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) A glass of milk.
(d) A chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Amisha tell Jay about women and men?

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

4. Why does Ravi refuse to eat with Jaya?

5. Why did the teacher hit Jay's hand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. When does Amisha meet Deepak?

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

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