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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 the British officer tell Amisha?

2. What does Ravi tell Amisha concerning the new British school?

3. Why does Ravi refuse to eat with Jaya?

4. What does Stephen give to Amisha for Christmas?

5. What does Amisha ask her class?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When does Amisha meet Deepak?

3. Why does Chara want to end Amisha's marriage to Deepak?

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

5. Where does Jaya go to make international phone calls while in India?

6. What does Ravi get for Amisha on her first day of school?

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

8. What are the contents of Amisha's Christmas gift to Stephen?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jaya frequently mentions that her mother is distant. Write an essay in which you examine how Lena's upbringing affected her disposition. Use evidence from throughout the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Jaya experiences a host of emotions throughout the novel. Write an essay detailing what some of these emotions are as well as examining how they affect Jaya's character. Use evidence from the text to support your observations.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how Jaya's sense of self changes throughout the novel. What external events cause her sense of self-worth and/or self-confidence to change? Locate particular instances in the test to support your analysis.

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