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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 is the name of Jaya's husband?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Amit.
(c) Richard.
(d) Henry.

2. What does Neema write about in her story?
(a) A girl who turns into a butterfly.
(b) A girl who runs away from her husband.
(c) A girl who kisses a frog.
(d) A prince who rescues a princess.

3. What is the profession of Jaya's husband?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A writer.
(d) A news anchor.

4. What does Amisha ask her class?
(a) What is the fastest way to heaven.
(b) Where stories come from.
(c) Why is is useful to learn Hindi.
(d) Why it is useful to learn English.

5. What does Jaya buy from a street vendor for her mother?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A watch.
(c) A silk scarf.
(d) A handbag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the British officer tell Amisha?

2. Where do Amisha and Stephen walk together?

3. What does Chara say about daughters?

4. To whom does Amisha tell Stephen that she prays?

5. Who attended Deepak's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jaya's reaction to Ravi's home?

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

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

4. Why must Jaya and Patrick wait another year to have a child?

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

6. How did Jaya upset her mother when Jaya was 12 years old?

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of the "bindi" in Indian culture?

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