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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 eat during her pregnancy?

2. What is used in the celebration of Holi?

3. Where was Jaya married?

4. What does Deepak tell Ravi in Chapter 51?

5. What does Stephen tell Amisha about his ideal wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what does Amit pray in the temple in Chapter 43?

2. What does Jaya do while at the orphanage?

3. Where do Samir and Jay go off to study when they are older?

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

5. To whom does Jaya give her basket filled with color-balloons?

6. What does Ravi tell Jaya caused Amisha's hallucinations?

7. Why does Deepak dismiss Ravi from his role as a servant in Chapter 51?

8. What ceremony do Ravi and Jaya encountered in Chapter 42?

9. Who works at the orphanage where Jaya visits?

10. How does Ravi learn about Lena's marriage prospects?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

There are several Indian holidays mentioned in the text. Write an essay in which you examine how the writer uses holidays either to develop characters or propel the plot (or both). Cite specific holidays and narrative descriptions thereof in your analysis.

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