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WorksheetsBy Any Other Name, A Memoir
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Dangerously insecure
percarious
insular
sedately
tepid
Neither hot nor cold; lukewarm
precarious
insular
sedately
tepid
Calm and in a dignified manner
precarious
insular
sedately
tepid
Narrow-minded or detached from others
precarious
insular
sedately
tepid
Read this line from paragraph 3. "The headmistress had been in India, I suppose, fifteen years or so, but she still smiled her helpless inability to cope with Indian names."
What does this line best suggest about English people in India during the time period the author describes.
The English had trouble speaking the names of Indian and British children
The English thought their culture and language was superior to India's
The English tried to educate British and Indian children during their rule
Which character in the story is most outspoken and disturbed by the treatment of Indian people by the English?
Santha
Mother
Premila
When Premila was given the English name ‘Pamela’, how did she react?
She hit the teacher
She joyfully jumped
She kept a stubborn silence
What does Santha and Premila’s mother mean when she says “you can bury a dog’s tail for seven years and it still comes out curly, and you can take a Britisher away from his home for a lifetime and he still remains insular”?
Dogs’ tails don’t change after seven years, but British people will change
British people are NOT interested in other cultures: that is their nature
Dogs and British people have many similarities
Why did Premila and Santha begin studying in a “British-run establishment”?
Their mother was too sick to help them
They wanted to learn English so they could go to college
They cheated and were kicked out of their Indian school
INFER: How did Santha most likely feel when she couldn’t answer the teacher’s question about her name?
Relieved and relaxed
Embarrassed and ashamed
Angry and Irate
Why was Santha mostly bored?
She didn’t like studying
The language was too difficult so she just spaced out
Her mother had already taught her what the students were learning
What makes Santha and her sister different than their classmates?
They brought Indian food instead of sandwiches for lunch
They didn't smile
They wore short dresses
What is the first thing the teacher does when she meets Premila and Santha?
She tells them to change their clothes
She smacks their knuckles with a ruler
She gives them English-sounding names
Why do the girls stop attending school?
They refused to be targets of bigotry.
The school suspended them because they wouldn't answer their names.
The father moved to a new area too far to attend school.
(RL.2.4) Read the excerpt from the passage.
“‘Come along,’ she said, frowning slightly. ‘What’s your name, dear?’
‘I don’t know.’ I said flatly.”
How does the Rau’s word choice impact the meaning of the passage?
It reveals the language barrier that exists between the British and Indian people.
It conveys the teacher’s disinterest in her Indian students.
It highlights the loss of identity felt by the Indian people.
