WorksheetsA Devoted Son
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
A child prodigy, or a child with remarkable talent, is often referred to as a
Wunderkind
Halwa
Organza
Samosas
An Indian pudding made from almonds, carrots, or semolina boiled in milk with sugar and cardamon is known as
Saris
Sweetmeats
Halwa
Cholera
Women's outer garments, worn in India and Pakistan, which are wrapped around their bodies, are called
Samosas
Kheer
Dhoti
Saris
Part of a palm tree, chewed in Asia as a digestive stimulant
Betel leaves
Piles
Kheer
Cricket
Sugared treats such as candy, sweetened nuts, or crystallized fruit are known as what in India?
Betel leaves
Encomiums
Sahib
Sweetmeats
A British word for glowing tributes or strong praise is
Wunderkind
Piles
Encomiums
Cricket
A sheer, stiff fabric, often made from silk
Organza
Dhoti
Sahib
Samosas
An Indian rice pudding usually spiced with cardamon is called
Dhoti
Kheer
Sahib
Samosas
A disease caused by consuming contaminated food or water is
Organza
Piles
Cholera
Samosas
A loincloth traditionally worn by Hindu men in India is called
Dhoti
Sahib
Samosas
Piles
"Piles" is a British term appropriated by Indians when India became an independent country that refers to what physical malady?
Swollen tonsils
Warts
Toe fungus
Hemorrhoids
A term of respect in India for an honored man:
Halwa
Saris
Sahib
Samosas
A team sport popular in Britain and Indian, played with bats and a ball:
Encomiums
Cricket
Piles
Organza
Indian turnovers consisting of fried dough filled with seasoned vegetables or meat:
Samosas
Piles
Kheer
Halwa
What is the name of the devoted son in the story?
Rakesh
Krishna
Rapindi
Varma
Why was this devoted son being honored at the beginning of the story?
He'd graduated high school as valedictorian
He'd passed his doctoral exams with the highest score in the country
He'd landed a job at a select hospital at a fabulous salary
He'd been selected as India's Minister of Health
What caused the son to seem so devoted?
He followed all Indian customs regarding his parents.
His parents were rich and he hoped to inherit their fortune
He'd worked in America and married a beautiful American girl
He was the only one in the neighborhood who drove a new car
What is wrong with the narrator's description of this son?
He hated his father and everyone knew it
There was nothing extraordinary about most of his admirable qualities
His mother never told his father about the trouble the son had been in
He had secretly left Hinduism to become a Muslim
What had caused the son's wife to smirk every time the father did not get his way?
She was a Muslim and hated her Hindu father-in-law
She believed her father-in-law deserved to be honored
He had once spat betel juice on her sari when he didn't get his way
Her husband's parents did not want him to marry her in the first place
In his love for his father, the son insists that the father eat only healthy foods, depriving him of his favorite foods. This caused the father to become
heartless, ungrateful, and domineering
full of praise for his son's care for him
too fat to sleep in his bed
carefree, loving, and happy
