Plot 1
What is Santha's and Cynthia's relationship?
They are the same person.
What character would be considered a subordinate character?
Nalini
What is Premila's new name?
Pamela
made afraid
intimidated
irritability
peevishness
What are the girls' ages?
8 and 5 1/2
What does Santha's mother think Santha is too young to understand?
cultural differences
Who changes the girls' names?
The headmistress
valid
lulkewarm
tepid
Why do the girls go to the Anglo-Indian school?
because their mother can no longer teach them at home.
Why does Premila leave school?
The teacher insulted Indians.
Where does the teacher seat Premila and Santha and why?
at the back of the room
unsophisticated
prpovincial
throbbing
palpitating
How does Santha respond when she is asked what her name by another student and why?
I don't know. because she didn't know which name to say
What is the hardest part of school for Santha?
sports
What quality do Premila and her mother share?
Self-respect
isolated
insular
wrinkled
wizened
What word is unfamiliar to the narrator?
apple
How did the English and Indian children interact with each other?
rare and calm
How does the narrator's mother react to the girls leaving school and coming home?
calm dignity
unstable
precarious
in a dignified manner
sedately