By Any Other Name Quiz

Why do Santha and Premila go to the new school?

• It offers a better education

• Their mother is ill and can't homeschool them anymore

• The school is forcing them to go because they live in the area

• Their friends are going to the new school, so they want to go too.

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What do the majority of the kids at the new school eat at lunch?

• Sandwiches

• Chili

• Curry

• Apples

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What new name does the school give PREMILA?

• Santha

• Cynthia

• Pamela

• Zorinabad

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Why do all of the Indian students have to sit in the back of the room in Premila's class according to the teacher?

• They cheat

• They smell

• They have better vision

• To keep them away from the British students

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Which word was new to Santha during the vocabulary lesson at school?

• cat

• win

• bat

• apple

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Who took "Cynthia" out of school to bring her home?

• Ayah

• The principal

• Premila

• Santha

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What do Premila and Mother hope for at the end of the story?

• That Santha wants to go back to the new school

• That Santha doesn't want to go back to the new school

• That Santha did not understand why the Indian children had to sit in the back

• That Santha would be more open to the ways of the British students and make more friends at school.

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Why is Santha tired after lunch?

• The learning before lunch was too much for her, and she was tired out

• She did not sleep the night before because she was anxious about school

• She ate way too much food

• At home, they normally take a siesta after lunch

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Why does the headmistress give Premila and Santha new names?

• Their names were too hard to pronounce

• Their names were profanity in the language that the school spoke

• Their names were not in the bible

• Their names were not legally documented by the British government

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Who does Santha make friends with in her class?

• The British girl with blonde hair at the front of class

• The girl with the braids

• Her teacher

• An Indian boy who was also starting his first day at the school

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