Q.1
What does Meena, as narrator, tell the reader about herself in the "Epigraph"?
  • She found childhood traumatic
  • She found childhood blissful, although relatively uneventful
  • She enjoys making up stories that present the past as more exciting, vivid, or exotic than reality
  • The narrator does not share any information about herself before Chapter One
Q.2
Which of the following is NOT correct of papa?
  • He never talks to Meena about the work he does
  • He is sensitive to his wife's moods
  • He tends towards depression
  • He has high expectations of his daughter's behaviour
Q.3
"My mother knew from experience that she would get fewer stares and whispers if she had donned any of the sensible teacher's trouser suits she would wear for school, but for her, looking glamorous in saris and formal Indian suits was part of the English people's education." What does this sentence tell the reader of mama's character?
  • She is courageous
  • She believes that people can change
  • Being able to look glamorous is important to her
  • All of the above
Q.4
"She was a symbol of something I'd noticed in some of the Tollington women, a stoic muscular resistance which made them ask for nothing and expect less, the same resignation I heard in the voices of my Aunties when they spoke of back home or their children's bad manners or the wearying monotony of their jobs." This quotation describes which character?
  • Mrs Christmas
  • Mrs Worrall
  • Deirdre Rutter
  • Sandy
Q.5
How do Pinky and Baby respond to Meena's theft of the collection tin from Mr Ormerod?
  • They tell her parents about her theft as soon as they return to her house
  • They tell Auntie Shaila about the theft as soon as they return to her house
  • They tell Mr Ormerod about the theft when he comes to Meena's house to ask her parents about the missing tin
  • They stare silently at Meena, hoping she will confess
Q.6
Who sometimes provokes a protective response from Meena?
  • Pinky
  • Baby
  • Tracey
  • Sherrie
Q.7
Which of the following adjectives best describes Sam?
  • Resentful
  • Gentle
  • Reflective
  • Shy
Q.8
Who understands Meena better than any of her other friends?
  • Anita
  • Sam
  • Tracey
  • Robert
Q.9
What is Meena's first impression of Nanima?
  • That she is fun
  • That she is strict
  • That she is too different from Meena for the two to have much in common
  • That she is very formal, although friendly
Q.10
Which of the following does NOT describe Anita?
  • She needs to be admired
  • She is good at listening to her friends and offering them sympathy
  • She needs to be better than her friends
  • She angrily pushes away anyone who dares to feel sorry for her
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