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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attends Neema's wedding?
(a) Neema's classmates.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Deepak.
(d) Amisha.

2. What does Amisha tells Stephen about marriage in an Indian country?
(a) That the bride chooses her husband.
(b) That the husband chooses his bride.
(c) That the bride leaves her family when she is married.
(d) That women are forced to marry at age 15.

3. What is Amavasya?
(a) The Indian version of Christmas.
(b) The first day of the summer solstice.
(c) The new moon.
(d) The first day of the new year.

4. What does Ravi admit to Jaya about Stephen in Chapter 52?
(a) That Stephen came back for Amisha.
(b) That Stephen never loved Amisha.
(c) That Stephen watched Amisha die.
(d) That Stephen was secretly married.

5. Why does Jaya want to bring Misha to America?
(a) To be a secretary to Patrick.
(b) To help her with her business.
(c) As a servant.
(d) For medical care.

6. Who tells Ravi about Lena's pending marriage?
(a) Omi.
(b) Lena.
(c) Paresh.
(d) Deepak.

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

8. How does Jaya react to her grandmother's death?
(a) She cries.
(b) She thinks Ravi is making up the story.
(c) She wishes she could have died for her grandmother.
(d) She cannot believe her grandmother lived so long.

9. How does Deepak's second wife treat Lena?
(a) She beats her.
(b) She loves her as though Lena were her own child.
(c) She pushes Lena academically.
(d) She gives Lena up for adoption.

10. Where does Ravi die?
(a) In the garden of the school.
(b) In the halls of the school.
(c) In bed.
(d) In the mill.

11. What is used in the celebration of Holi?
(a) Holy water.
(b) Kites.
(c) Color-filled balloons.
(d) Native Indian liquor.

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

13. Whom does Ravi see at the foot of his bed in the Epilogue?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Omi.
(c) Amisha.
(d) Deepak.

14. What is the name for the traditional Hindu dance used in celebrations?
(a) The Waltz.
(b) Dandiya Raas.
(c) The Tango.
(d) The Adumu.

15. Where does Ravi take Amisha in Chapter 37?
(a) A zoo.
(b) A circus.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) A movie theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jaya and Ravi visit on a tour bus?

2. What does Jaya offer Ravi in Chapter 54?

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

4. What does the midwife say about the baby?

5. Why does Ravi die, according to Jaya?

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