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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, pp. 52-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Until what age does Lakshmi's mother tell her to feed a son at her breast if she should have one in "Everything I Need to Know"?
(a) Until the age of 4.
(b) Until the age of 6.
(c) Until the age of 3.
(d) Until the age of 2.

2. What is the occupation of the boy that Lakshmi is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) He is a tin-smith.
(b) He is a goatherd.
(c) He is a butler.
(d) He is a tea peddler.

3. Who is the last person from Lakshmi's village that she sees as she leaves with Auntie in "A Trade"?
(a) Anita.
(b) Krishna.
(c) Ama.
(d) Stepfather.

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) Ama.
(b) Anita.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Gita.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mumtaz do to coerce Lakshmi into being with men after beating her for three days?

2. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's mother having purchased after Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

3. Which of Lakshmi's cucumbers is shaped like a snake, according to the narrator in "Confession"?

4. In "Announcing the Dry Season," the narrator says, "The wind that blows up from the plains is called" what?

5. Who is "the elephant god, remover of obstacles"?

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