By Any Other Name

What is the genre of “by any other name”?

• Nonfiction

• Memoir

• Narrative

• Mystery

What was the expression of Premila after the head mistress changed her name?

• She smiled

• She got nervous

• She stayed silent

• She looked down at her feet

Complete the following say;

” you can bury a dog’s tall for seven years and it still came out curly, and you can take away Britisher away from his home for a lifetime and he remains ……………..”

How did the British affect the Indian student’s character?

• The girls in the school was fluent in English

• The British helped the Indians to be smarter

• The British didn’t have an affect on the Indians

• The Indian girls were not wearing the sari but instead a cotton dress and didn’t eat Indian food but ate sandwiches

What did Santha said when she was asked about her name by the teacher?

• “I don’t know”

• “hi, I am Santha.”

• “Hi, I am Cynthia”

• she cried

What was Santha’s feeling when she went back home after the first day of school?

• She could not wait for the second day

• She cried and asked her mother to never make her go back again

• She was so pleased that she is back home

• She was so excited to learn the new words that she studied at school

Her rimless half-glasses glittered, and the ……………… bun on the top of her head trembled as she shook her head.

What was the reason Premila marched in Santha’s class?

• She didn’t study the test well, she was afraid to fail

• Their mother was sick that is why she was on a hurry

• They are going to change their school

• Cause Premila’s teacher called Premila a cheater

two answers

What did Santha left behind in the school

• A girl called ‘Cynthia’

• Her friends

• Her lunchbox

• another character she wasn’t interested in her

What does Santha learn from at school?

• To spell “bat” and “cat”

• Her name pronounced correctly in English

• English people play more competitively

• They should have a siesta at school