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

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.

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

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 conver the world around them

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

What does the headmistress change Premila's name to?

• Cynthia

• Pamela

• Angie

• Mary

What does the headmistress change Santha's name to?

• Cynthia

• Pamela

• Angie

• Mary

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

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