By Any Other Name by Santha Rama Rau

1 What is the effect of the story’s point of view?

• It explains how British rule affected Indian culture.

• It personalizes British rule during the colonial period.

• It provides information about Indian family life compared to British history.

• It offers a broad overview of life in colonial India before independence.

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2. Read this line from paragraph 3.

The headmistress had been in India, I suppose, fifteen years or so, but she still smiled her helpless inability to

cope with Indian names.

What does this line best suggest about English people in India during the time period the author describes?

• The English had trouble speaking the names of Indian and British children.

• The English thought their culture and language was superior to India’s.

• The English ruled India and had been transferring teachers there ever since the headmistress had been

  stationed there.

• The English tried to educate British and Indian children during their rule.

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3 The primary purpose of paragraph 5 is —

• to describe how the author’s family lived

• to describe the school that the children attended

• to describe the author’s relationship with her father

• to describe how the climate affects the characters

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4 In paragraph 8, the author uses descriptive language to indicate that —

• the school looked the same as Indian schools

• the school reflected British culture

• the school reflected both British and Indian culture

• the school looked out of place for British and Indian people

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5 Which two sentences are reasons the author likely describes Santha’s classmate in such

detail in paragraph 9?

• The author wants to point out differences in Indian culture and English culture.

• The author wants to provide a picture of an Indian girl assimilating to English mode of dress.

• The author wants to show the commonalities between the English children and the Indian children.

• The author wants to provide information about Indian and English friendships.

• The author wants to point out differences between Indian schools and English schools.

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6 “By Any Other Name” can best be described as exploring the theme of —

• the effects of conflicting cultures on colonial countries

• the effects of imperialism on trade

• the difficulty in maintaining a sense of personal identity

• the difficulty in adjusting to public schools

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7 In paragraph 18, the word siesta comes from a Spanish word meaning —

• a period of laziness

• an afternoon nap

• an introduction to activity

• a brief interruption

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8 Read this sentence about the selection.

Premila asked Santha not to act so excited.

How could this sentence be revised using the past perfect tense?

• Premila asks Santha not to act so excited.

• Premila will ask Santha not to act so excited.

• Premila had asked Santha not to act so excited.

• Premila would have asked Santha not to act so excited.

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9 Which two lines from the story tell you that the story is a memoir?

• These, in the tradition of British schools, were painted dark brown and had matting on the floors.

• The first day at school is still, when I think of it, a remarkable one.

• But it was nearing the hottest time of day, and the road was almost deserted.

• I understood it perfectly, and I remember it all very clearly.

• The door opened sharply and Premila marched in.

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10 The details in paragraph 21 are significant because —

• they explain why the Indian children are treated differently during recess

• they explain children’s games played in the British schools

• they explain differences in game rules that Santha is unfamiliar with

• they explain cultural differences that Santha doesn’t understand

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