All about Santha
How old is Santha and what name does her teacher want her to go by?
5 and a half and Cynthia
How old is Premila at the beginning of the story?
8
Where did the story take place?
India
What happened to Santha's mother that caused her not to be able to homeschool her kids?
She got sick.
What word does a memoir always include?
I
How does Santha feel when her teacher is teaching? What does she do to pass the time?
She watches a lizard on the wall. She is bored.
What does the headmaster want to call her?
Pamela
What was the weather like the day the girls started school?
Hot
What job did Santha's father have?
An officer of the Civil Service.
A past perfect verb has what word in front of the verb?
A. Had
B. Have
C. Would
Had
What word does Santha ask her mother meaning of when she returns home from school?
Apple
What does Premila assume her baby sister does not understand?
Prejudice and Racism
Describe what the school looked like?
Indian by design with dark paint to represent British style.
What was Santha's mother's response when she found out Premila was accused of cheating?
She was displeased and did not want them to go back to school.
Define the word precarious.
Unstable
What game does Santha play that she does not quite know the meaning to? You have to know the British name.
Twos and Threes
What does the teacher think Premila is doing? What is her response to that?
Cheating on a test. She gets her sister from class and they go home.
Where do the cook's son and Santha play and what time of day was it?
A stream at the end of the garden in tepid water under the lime trees.
Who is Ayah in relation to Santha and Premila?
The maid
Define with word tepid
Lukewarm
Who does Santha greet excitably when she gets out of school. This is also the person who wakes her up from her nap.
Ayah
Name three things Premila and her sister saw on their long walk home from school?
Dusty hedges, horse-drawn Tonga, women in their silks, a few coolies(day laborers) women with baskets on their heads, trees.
What decade did the story take place in?
1920's
What word does Santha's mother use to describe the British teachers at school. It is a vocabulary word that starts with an I.
Insular
What two books did the girls have to put away when they went to public school? You can either say the name or type of books.
Hindi-Language
Lord Krishna-Religion