By Any Other Name

Based on the selection, what inference can you make about the relationship between India and Great Britain in the 1920s?

• India was dominated by British rule.

• India and Great Britain shared political power.

• India was a popular British travel destination.

• India and Great Britain had recently fought a war.

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Read this quotation 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 quotation suggest about English people in India during the time period in which this memoir is set?

• English people struggled pronouncing the names of both Indian and British children.

• English people generally thought their culture and language were superior to India’s.

• The English kept transferring in teachers ever since the headmistress was first stationed there.

• The English tried to educate all the British and Indian children during their rule.

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“By Any Other Name” can best be described as exploring the theme of —

• the effects of colonization on trade and the economy

• the difficulty of maintaining a sense of personal identity in colonized countries

• the difficulty of children everywhere in adjusting to school

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which quotation from the text indicate that it is a memoir?

• These, in the tradition of British schools, were painted dark brown and had matting on the floors.

• But it was nearing the hottest time of day, and the road was almost deserted.

• I understood it perfectly, and I remember it all very clearly.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The details that indicate that Santha feels obligated to let younger kids win are significant because they explain —

• why the Indian children were treated so harshly

• how often children’s games were played in British schools

• the differences in school rules that Santha was unfamiliar with

• the cultural differences that Santha did not understand

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What is the author’s most likely purpose for writing this memoir?

• To explain how Indian children get their names

• To explain how the Indian school system works

• To explain how India became a colony under British rule

• To explain what it was like to grow up in India under British rule

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Which person in the selection is most outspoken about and disturbed by the treatment of Indian people by the English? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.

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