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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 is Navaratri?

2. What is Holi?

3. What is the name of Patrick's new love interest?

4. Where is Deepak's new mill?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When does Amisha meet Deepak?

8. How does Jaya know where to go when she arrives in India?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amisha and Stephe develop a close relationship. Analyze how their relationship changes from professional and platonic to intimate and romantic. Also consider the role that each of them plays in this development. Use evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining Amisha's attitude toward her own writing. What does writing give to Amisha, and what is Amisha's reaction to her own writing? Does this attitude change throughout the novel? Include how and why her attitude changes throughout the novel. Cite specifics portions of the text to support your answer.

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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