By Any Other Name by Santha Rama Rau

Santha and Cynthia are...

• Sisters

• Mother and daughter

• Best friends

• The same person

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CCSS.RL.8.3

You know from the opening lines of the story that

• Santha is more cautious than Premila

• Santha is stronger than Premila

• Premila is more obedient than Santha

• Premila is older than Santa

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

One reason the girls' mother sends them to the Anglo-Indian school is that

• They have already learned everything she can teach them

• She can no longer teach them at home

• She is legally required to do so

• The sisters beg to be sent there

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

How does Santha feel about "Cynthia"?

• Competitive, envious...wants to be here always

• Detached, uninterested...could care less about this school persona

• Loving, affectionate...sees this as her best version

• Friendly, casual...she is an instant friend maker

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Santha answer "I don't know" when asked her name on the first day of school by her teacher?

• She cannot translate her name

• Indiana names are hard for her to pronounce

• She is not sure what name/answer to give

• First names are kept secret in India

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CCSS.RL.8.3

To the narrator (Santha/Cynthia), the word apple (on the first day of school) is

• Unfamiliar

• Silly

• Significant

• Babyish

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How might the interactions between the English and Indiana children be best characterized?

• Friendly and open

• Hostile but polite

• Playful and mischievous

• Infrequent and rare

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which aspect of school life does Santha find hardest to understand?

• Reading and writing

• Math

• Lunch

• Recess/Sports

Premila wants to leave school because...

• Her teacher insulted the Indian students

• She is jealous of Santha's popularity

• The family is moving to another city

• The girls' mother told them to

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Santha's mother and sister think she is too young to understand...

• School rules

• Family tradition

• The importance of a good education

• The anti-Indian sentiment (prejudice)