
Santha Rama Rau and British Schools in India

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
Frank Dominguez
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7 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: Santha's mom was fond of the British-run establishments of the time?
True
False
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why does the headmistress give them new names?
She had a hard time pronouncing them
She had a helpless inability to cope with Indian names
The school required that every student had an English name
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What names were suggested for the narrator and her sister?
Pamela and Cynthia
Mary and Susan
Elizabeth and Anne
Sarah and Jane
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: Indian children were the majority at the school.
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why does Santha reply "I don't know" when asked her name?
She did not know how to pronounce it.
She did not want others to know her name.
She was not sure what name to go by in school.
She feared the headmistress.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What did the school children eat at lunch?
Santha and Premila ate thin wheat chapattis while the others ate sandwiches
Santha and Premila ate sandwiches while the others ate wheat chapattis
Santha and Premila forgot their lunch but were offered sandwiches
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