By Any Other Name

What kind of school do Santha and Primela attend?

• It is a school run by the British in India.

• It is a public school in America.

• It is a private school in Britain.

• It is a private school in India.

Prior to the sisters' arrival at the Anglo-Indian school in "By Any Other Name," who taught Premila and Santha?

• their ayah

• their father

• their mother

• an Indian tutor

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

When the teacher in "By Any Other Name" asks the narrator to tell the class her name, why does the narrator respond that she doesn't know?

• she does not want to say her Indian name

• She is shy and afraid of the other children

• She wants to rebel against the teacher's authority

• She is unsure whether to say her real name or her English name

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In "By Any Other Name," why are the Indian children separated during the test in Premila's class?

• Their scores will be figured in a different way.

• The teacher thinks that otherwise they will cheat.

• The Indian children are not expected to take the test.

• Their test is different from the one for the English children.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What does the author most clearly reveal by including the anecdote in which the headmistress changes the girls' names?

• the eagerness of children to learn and change

• the difficult characteristics of Indian proper names

• the English belief that their language and customs are superior

• the school's attempt to make Indian children feel welcome

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What does the headmistress change Premila's name to?

• Cynthia

• Pamela

• Angie

• Mary

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does the headmistress change Santha's name to?

• Cynthia

• Pamela

• Angie

• Mary

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of these is the most accurate representation of how Santha feels when her name is changed according to the information provided in the story?

• She is proud to have a new English name

• She is sad that her Indian name is not considered good enough

• She feels like she is two different people

• She feels angry that the English can't respect her culture and heritage

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the final straw, so to speak, for the girls? (As in, what finally makes them leave the English school?)

• They accuse Premila of stealing from another girl and demand to search her bag

• They make the insinuation that all Indian students are cheaters

• They use racial slurs when referring to Premila and Santha

• They subject the Indian students to offensive health screenings before they can attend school

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of palpitating in the sentence from "By Any Other Name"?

"Occasionally it would shoot out its long yellow tongue for a fly, and then it would rest, with its eyes closed and its belly palpitating, as though it were swallowing several times quickly."

• rigid

• pulsing

• growling

• horizontal

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4