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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who brings Ravi to the hospital?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Deepak.
(c) Vikram.
(d) Janna.

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

5. Why does Ravi die, according to Jaya?
(a) His promise is fulfilled.
(b) He had an unknown virus.
(c) He had been secretly battling cancer.
(d) He lost his will to live.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amisha become ill?

2. What does Amisha tell Ravi about her unborn child in Chapter 40?

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

4. What does Deepak notice about Amisha's last child?

5. How does Amisha take her medicine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ravi insist that the children stay at his home in Chapter 39?

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

3. In whose bed does Ravi die?

4. Why does Jaya want to bring Misha and Amit to America?

5. How to Stephen and Amisha communicate after she stops teaching at the school?

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

7. In an Indian wedding, what do the coconut and rice symbolize?

8. For what does Jaya pray at the temple in Chapter 43?

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

10. What happens to Amisha after she dies?

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