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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, pp. 224 – 263.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of vendor calls out to sell his wares below Lakshmi's window in "What I Don't Do"?
(a) A popcorn vendor.
(b) A peanut vendor.
(c) A roti vendor.
(d) An onion vendor.

2. How old is the boy who wears the David Beckham t-shirt?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

3. What position is Mumtaz in when Lakshmi rushes downstairs in "The Words Harish Taught Me"?
(a) She is face-down in a gutter.
(b) She is bent over backwards.
(c) She is hanging upside down.
(d) Her arms are pinned behind her back.

4. In "Seeing a Girl with a Long Black Braid," the narrator says, "There are a thousand girls in the city. But so far, none of them is" whom?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Anita.
(c) Gita.
(d) Ama.

5. Through how many villages does Lakshmi say she has traveled with Auntie in the beginning of "A New World"?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anita say happened to the new girl that was brought to Lakshmi's previous room in "Everything I Need to Know Now"?

2. Who is the boy that Lakshmi says she is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?

3. Who is the new girl that is punished by Mumtaz in "Punishment"?

4. Whose shoulder does Lakshmi rest her head on as she watches television in "Like Anita"?

5. Who is Lakshmi's friend who has gone to work as a maid in the city to support her family?

(see the answer key)

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