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What year does it take place

1920s

What kind of story is this

A memoir

Where are the girls attending school at

Anglo-Indian school

Why does Premila pull Santha out of class

Because premilas teacher said that Indians cheat

What does the headmistress do to the girls

Change their names

What does she not understand

Competitive games (clash of cultures)

What does Santha name changed to

Cynthia

What does Cynthia want to do but Pamela not approve

Cynthia wants to sit with her sister but she says to stay with her class

What person is this story said in

First person

What did Premila want to do with the ppl in her school

Fit in

India is a colony of what

Great Britain

When Santha is playing at school what does she let happen

Let the boys catch her

How does Santha feel

Like she's two different people

What does Premila name changed to

Pamela

What is Pamela's original name

Premila

What is Cynthia's original name

Santha

Why does the headmistress change their names

So it can be pretty English names

What did their mother think

That they were getting a good education but actually weren't

Atmosphere

The emotional quality, or mood, of a piece of writinh established by the setting

What do the girls do

They go home and tell their mother

Where does this story take place

Zorinabad, Northern India


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