WorksheetsThe Night Diary Pages 1-99 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Why does Nisha write in her diary?
To remember everything that happens
Because she loves to write stories
To become famous one day
To create a gift for her mother
Who might say the following?
Nisha, I am watching over you.
I dislike cooking.
When company came, I dipped my fingers in turmeric.
I wonder how my babies turned out.
Dadi
Kazi
Malli
Mama
Who gave Nisha her diary?
Dadi
her mother
Kazi
her father
What is Papa's profession?
Teacher
Lawyer
Doctor
Priest
Why does Amil not like to read?
Papa wants him to, and he doesn't want to obey.
He gets bored.
He would rather be drawing.
The words jump around and change on him.
Who always had energy to play with Amil & Nisha?
Dadi
Their father
Kazi
Their mother
Why might Nisha's family have to leave India?
They are going on vacation.
Papa got a new job.
India will be free from Britain soon.
They are going to look for their mother.
What religion was Nisha's mother?
Hindu
Christian
Buddhist
Muslim
Who thought that India should stay together and not be partitioned after independence?
Nehru
Mountbatten
Gandhi
Jinnah
Who is described here?
Hard worker
Chef
Loves to play with kids
Muslim
Kazi
Dadi
Amil
Chitra
Who became the prime minister of a newly freed India? He had the job for 17 years.
Mountbatten
Gandhi
Nehru
Jinnah
Who is described here?
Founder of Pakistan
Believed Muslims should have their own independent country
Died about a year after the founding of Pakistan
Mountbatten
Gandhi
Nehru
Jinnah
What is the name of Papa's partner at the hospital?
Dr. Amil
Dr. Ahmed
Dr. Patel
Dr. Hakeem
In what year does The Night Diary take place?
1943
1947
1953
1957
Why is India becoming an independent country?
Great Britain is giving India independence after 200 years.
Pakistan and India were having a civil war, and India won.
It was written in the Mahabarata that the nation should be born on this date.
Gandhi's assassination caused the country to protest for its independence.
In what place is the story set so far? Pick all correct answers.
British India
Future Pakistan
Mirpur Khas
The large home of Nisha's family
Who is described here?
12 years old
twin
not very close to Papa
received a diary and jewelry for birthday
prefers to read and write, not talk and draw
Amil
Dadi
Sabeen
Nisha
What is symbolized by the cracks in Nisha's ceiling? Pick all correct answers.
India and Pakistan's partition
The community of Mirpur Khas
Mama, Nisha, and Amil's religions
Kazi's mortar and pestle
What is the overall mood of the book so far?
hopeful
depressing
exciting
adventurous
Why were Papa and Mama shunned when they first arrived in Mirpur Khas?
They were very poor
They were unfriendly to their neighbors
They let a man do the cooking in the family
They had a marriage between two religions
Which of the following is not a food eaten by Nisha's family?
Salwar kameez
Aloo tikki
Paratha
Sai bhaji
What happened at the family party? Pick all correct answers.
Amil and Nisha were given one gold coin each
Kazi played cricket with all of the cousins outside
Nisha told her cousin about the "new India"
The girls danced and made necklaces out of flowers
The author symbolizes the celebration of the new India and Pakistan with
fireworks and colored powders
a crack slowly appearing in the sidewalk in front of the family home
an empty diary ready to be filled
the unhappy birth of Nisha and Amil
Why did Jinnah want an independent Pakistan?
He wanted Sikhs to have their own religious homeland
He felt like Muslims would be discriminated against if they were a minority
He wanted revenge for the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi
He wanted to punish Hindus for helping the Allies in World War II
Which word is defined here?
an author using one thing in a text to represent another
setting
symbolism
summarizing
simile
Which of the following historical figures was assassinated because of his beliefs about partition?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mohandas Gandhi
Lord Mountbatten
Which city is Nisha's family from? Which city are they going to live in in the New India?
Karachi --- New Delhi
Mirpur Khas --- Jodhpur
Bengalohio -- LaRam
Mirpur Khas --- Umerkot
What was Mama's favorite hobby?
cooking
drawing
painting
writing
Who shows love by patting others on the hand?
Dr. Ahmed
Dadi
Papa
Nisha
How did Amil & Nisha celebrate their birthday? Choose all correct answers.
skipping school
buying potato pakoras in town
walking through the sugarcane field
eating rice kheer and pooris
