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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Amisha propose to teach Stephen?
2. Who attended Deepak's funeral?
3. What is the name of Jaya's grandmother?
4. What does Ravi tell Amisha concerning the new British school?
5. What does Jaya's mother tell her when she calls home in Chapter 27?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jaya know where to go when she arrives in India?
2. Why did Chara become kinder to Amisha before dying?
3. Where does Amisha suggest that Stephen take his mother?
4. Where do Jaya's parents live?
5. What is the significance of the "bindi" in Indian culture?
6. What does Ravi get for Amisha on her first day of school?
7. What does Jaya see in the road when she takes a taxi to her grandfather's village?
8. What does Ravi tell Jaya about the ownership of the school and the mill?
9. What is Amisha's dowry when she gets married?
10. What does Stephen tell Amisha about his brother on the first day of school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This novel employs both third-person narration (in Amisha and Ravi's sections) as well as first-person narration (in Jaya's sections). Write an essay in which you compare and contrast these narrative tones. Are they more similar or more different? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you analyze the relationship between Amisha and Neema. Is their influence mutual or does it operate in one direction? Write an essay in which you explain the nature of their relationship and influence. Cite specific instances from the text to support your analysis.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay defining love from Amisha's perspective. What does love mean for the giver and receiver? Does true love need to be reciprocated to be sincere? Use textual evidence to support your claim.
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