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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. Why does Amisha return to school?

2. What does Sujata think of the British?

3. What does Amisha's friend Sujata think about the British school?

4. Why does Jaya buy food at the market?

5. What does Amisha ask her class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What spices do Jaya and Ravi use when they cook together at Ravi's home?

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

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

6. Why did Chara become kinder to Amisha before dying?

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

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

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

10. What does Neema's father tell Amisha about her class?

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 exploring how Jaya's relationship with her mother changes throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Traditional Indian food is a prevalent theme in the test. Write an essay in which you explore how and where the author uses traditional food to contribute to the tone of the narrative as well as the plot. Cite specific moments in the test to support your answer.

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