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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, pp. 172 – 223.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy in the David Beckham t-shirt grab and run off with as the girls put on their makeup in "Meeting the David Beckham Boy"?
(a) A Coca-Cola.
(b) An apple.
(c) A paper kite.
(d) A cup of tea.

2. Whom does the tea vendor cheat out of her change if she's not paying attention, according to Lakshmi in "The Street Boy"?
(a) Ama.
(b) Lakshmi.
(c) Mumtaz.
(d) Shahanna.

3. What color dress does the woman wear that purchases Lakshmi at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

4. What has been done to the woman that Uncle Husband says has been punished for running away from her husband in "Disgraced"?
(a) She has been hanged.
(b) She has been imprisoned.
(c) She has been raped.
(d) Her head has been shaved.

5. To whom does Monica give the shoes that she once threw at her when she leaves Happiness House?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Anita.
(c) Pushpa.
(d) Lakshmi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Monica say her family told her daughter about her in "The Living Dead"?

3. How much money does Lakshmi discover her customers are paying for her in "The Customers"?

4. What is "Shilpa's Secret" revealed to be in the chapter with this title?

5. What does Lakshmi's stepfather carry as he walks with her to Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?

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