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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 is Neema betrothed?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A wealthy man.
(c) An American man.
(d) A man in England.

2. What does the Brahmin in the temple wear?
(a) A red suit.
(b) A white tunic
(c) A brown loincloth.
(d) An orange sari.

3. Who attends Neema's wedding?
(a) Neema's classmates.
(b) Deepak.
(c) Amisha.
(d) Stephen.

4. What does Stephen tell Amisha about his ideal wife?
(a) That she is English.
(b) That she is Indian.
(c) That she is wealthy.
(d) That she is his friend and confidant.

5. What does Ravi bring to the temple of Shiva in Chapter 32?
(a) Freshly baked bread.
(b) Coins.
(c) A goblet of wine.
(d) Flowers and fruits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amisha tie around Stephen's wrist in Chapter 33?

2. What does Amisha tell Patrick at the end of Chapter 52?

3. What does Jaya's mother tell her about meditation?

4. What does the midwife say about the baby?

5. What sort of art does Ravi's daughter-in-law make?

Short Essay Questions

1. In an Indian wedding, what do the coconut and rice symbolize?

2. Why does Jaya call Patrick in Chapter 43?

3. How to Stephen and Amisha communicate after she stops teaching at the school?

4. What is the day of Raksha Bandhan?

5. Why does Ravi insist that the children stay at his home in Chapter 39?

6. What does Amisha tell Stephen about the Indian wedding custom?

7. What happens to Amisha after she kills a mosquito?

8. What is Ravi's response when Jaya asks him if he believes in God?

9. What is the nature of Misha's physical disability?

10. For what does Jaya pray at the temple in Chapter 43?

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