By Any Other Name

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

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.

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.

In "By Any Other Name," the narrator makes this statement: "the teacher wrote on the easel blackboard words like 'bat' and 'cat'. which seemed babyish to me; only 'apple' was new and incomprehensible.

What is MOST likely reason that the narrator calls "apple" an incomprehensible word?

• The narrator cannot pronounce it

• The teacher does not write it correctly

• It names a fruit that is not common in India

• It contains letters that the narrator has not learned.

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 desire of the English to convert the world around them

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

In "By Any Other Name," the narrator points out that in British schools, the verandas, which are usually whitewashed in India, are painted brown, with dark matting. What is the most important information that this detail gives to the reader?

• The British prefer earth tones in their buildings

• In England, verandas are used for different purposes.

• Whitewashing is nota technique used outside of India

• The British do not understand how to live comfortably in India.

Which is NOT the point of view by which the story is told?

• 1st person

• 3rd person

• A young Indian girl

• Snatha's point of view

Which is the BEST thematic statement for the story "By Any Other Name"?

• English people don't accept people with dark skin

• Stay true to who you are no matter what your surroundings and never let people change you.

• Even in one's own community, she can be made to feel like an outcast when forced to assimilate to a dominant race.

• Teachers have the ability to make kids feel good or bad about their learning experiences.

Which literary/narrative element is NOT used in the memoir?

• Foreshadowing

• Dialogue

• Imagery

• Conflict

What is the significance of the name "By Any Other Name"?

• The story begins with the headmistress changing their names

• The narrator disconnects from the event by sating "it had all happened to a girl called Cynthia"

• The dual names are symbolic of the dual roles the girls must play to fit in as Indian girls in an English school

• All of the above