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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jaya tell Ravi about her mother in Chapter 52?
(a) That her mother is a doctor.
(b) That she is poor.
(c) That she has a good life.
(d) That she is a highly educated woman.

2. Who does Amisha tell her class is fighting for Indian independence?
(a) Vikram.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Her husband, Deepak.
(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

3. How much weight does Amisha lose owing to the illness?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) 30 pounds.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 17 pounds.

4. Why does Deepak forbid Amisha from teaching at the school?
(a) He resents the British.
(b) He thinks she is neglecting her duties as a mother.
(c) He knows about her attraction to Stephen.
(d) He reads Neema's story.

5. What does Amisha tell Stephen about her ideal mate?
(a) That he believe in her.
(b) That he is handsome.
(c) That he is English.
(d) That he is wealthy.

6. What does Deepak bring back for Amisha in Chapter 38?
(a) Gold earrings.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) An extravagant sari.
(d) A silk scarf.

7. What assignment does Amisha give her class?
(a) To write about how their country would change if a woman was their leader.
(b) To write about their favorite childhood memory.
(c) To write about their favorite movie.
(d) To write about their thoughts on the British Raj.

8. How does Deepak find out about Lena's real father?
(a) He has a dream in which the truth is revealed.
(b) Through Amisha and Stephen's letters.
(c) Amisha told him before she died.
(d) Ravi tells him.

9. Why does Ravi ultimately agree to whip Amisha?
(a) Amisha asks for a beating.
(b) Ravi wants to hasten Amisha's death and spare her suffering.
(c) Deepak threatens to hire others to do it.
(d) Ravi wants revenge on Amisha.

10. How does Amisha take her medicine?
(a) She swallows the pills whole.
(b) She takes them with whiskey.
(c) Ravi crushes it into sherbet.
(d) She takes them with buttermilk.

11. Which deity does Jaya choose to worship?
(a) Durga.
(b) Ganesha.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Krishna.

12. What does Amit want to be when he grows up?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A bus driver.
(d) A writer.

13. What does Deepak tell Ravi in Chapter 51?
(a) That he can no longer work in his home.
(b) That he is grateful for his years of service.
(c) That he is getting a raise.
(d) That he will inherit Deepak's mill.

14. What do the Brahmins say is the reason for Amisha's illness?
(a) A bacterial infection.
(b) Demons.
(c) Malaria.
(d) A virus.

15. What does Jaya offer Ravi in Chapter 54?
(a) A home-cooked meal.
(b) A new pet.
(c) Her grandmother's home.
(d) An American car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patrick tell Jaya concerning her miscarriage?

2. Where does Ravi die?

3. To which deities does Jaya pray in Chapter 43?

4. What does Jaya see in front of her home that evening?

5. How does Jaya react to her grandmother's death?

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