"By Any Other Name" & Vocab Review

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Zorinabad schools?

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An Anglo-Indian day school.

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Premila's reaction to the name 'Pamela':

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She kept a stubborn silence.

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Santha and Premila’s mother states that a dog’s tail remains unchanged even after seven years, similar to how British people remain insular despite being away from home.

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British people are NOT interested in other cultures: that is their nature.

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Why did Premila and Santha study in a British-run school?

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Their mother was too sick to help them.

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Santha did not notice a detail about an Indian girl in class.

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She was barefoot.

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Santha's likely feeling when unable to answer the teacher's question about her name.

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Embarrassed and ashamed.

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Why was Santha mostly bored?

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Her mother had already taught her what the students were learning.

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Santha was accused of ‘not being a good sport’ for not being competitive. This confused her because...

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She thought the rule was to let the youngest ‘win’.

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Difference of Santha and her sister from classmates

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Brought Indian food instead of sandwiches.

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First action of the teacher with Premila and Santha?

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She gives them English-sounding names.