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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, pp. 1 – 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name has Lakshmi given to the cucumber that she refers to as "the gnarled grandmother of the group" in "Confession"?
(a) Bajai.
(b) Ananta.
(c) Anita.
(d) Pushpa.

2. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's mother having purchased after Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A new stove.
(c) A new set of pots.
(d) A new bassinet.

3. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's father having purchased since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A new pair of spectacles.
(b) A new horse.
(c) A new pair of trousers.
(d) A new goat.

4. What does Lakshmi describe brushing her teeth with in "The New Student"?
(a) A twig from a neem tree.
(b) A toothbrush.
(c) A twig from a willow tree.
(d) A twig from a birch tree.

5. What type of agriculture is grown around Lakshmi's village?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Barley.
(c) Rice.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?

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

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

4. What disability does Lakshmi describe her stepfather having in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?

5. What name has Lakshmi given to "the ugly one" among her cucumbers in "Confession"?

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