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

2. What fruit does Lakshmi equate with Mumtaz's face in the narrative?
(a) A papaya.
(b) An apple.
(c) A mango.
(d) An orange.

3. What does Mumtaz offer to do to help Pushpa in "Beyond Words"?
(a) She offers to sell Pushpa to a different brothel.
(b) She offers to give Pushpa a loan.
(c) She offers to buy her infant daughter.
(d) She offers to buy her son from her.

4. How much money does Lakshmi's stepfather ask for Lakshmi when he sells her at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) 1,000 rupees.
(b) 500 rupees.
(c) 850 rupees.
(d) 2,000 rupees.

5. Who is "the elephant god, remover of obstacles"?
(a) Vivek.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Loki.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lakshmi describe the amount of money that the turnip-nosed man gives to Auntie in "Numbers"?

2. What does Shahanna give to Lakshmi to help protect her against disease?

3. When Shahanna is teaching Lakshmi tricks with her shawl in "Everything I Need to Know Now," what does she say to do in order to bring the shy men to her bed?

4. How many girls in Nepal are sold into sexual slavery in the brothels of India each year, according to the author in the Author's Note?

5. Who has developed the coughing disease in "Coughing"?

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