Fill in the blank: Ashima sneezed loudly, prompting her mother to say she sneezes like ___ and might have thought it was him sneezing.

Her father 

True or False: Nilima referred to Kiran as her aunt during her visit to her maternal grandmother.

False. Kiran is Nilima's cousin sister.

Who is Samir in relation to Nilima?

Samir is Nilima's nephew.

Fill in the blank: Nilima's mother corrected her by saying that Kiran is not her aunt but her ___ sister.

Cousin

What unique method does Saroja's mama use to distinguish between Saroja and Suvasini?

He asks them to sing a song in Marathi because both girls look alike but have different cultural backgrounds, which influences their language skills.

Saroja and Suvasini look alike but are different in terms of ___ and ___.

Language skills and cultural environment 

True or False: Saroja and Suvasini were raised in the same household.

False. Saroja was raised by her Chachi in Pune while Suvasini lives with her father in Chennai.

Fill in the blank: Nilima’s hair is similar to her mother’s because they both have ___ hair.

Thick, curly 

What did Gregor Mendel discover about the pea plant traits?

Mendel discovered that pea plants have traits that come in pairs, such as seed texture being either rough or smooth, and seed color being either yellow or green.

Fill in the blank: The traits of children resemble their ___ and sometimes distant ___ .

Parents; relatives

True or False: The next generation of a plant with either rough or smooth seeds can have seeds that are a mix of both textures.

False. The next generation will only have seeds that are either rough or smooth, not a mix.

What concerns did Satti have about having children, and what did she do about it?

Satti was worried that her children might also get polio, so she spoke to a doctor about her concerns.