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

3. In "Announcing the Dry Season," the narrator says, "The wind that blows up from the plains is called" what?
(a) "The mortar."
(b) "The amari."
(c) "The katana."
(d) "The loo."

4. What kind of roof does Lakshmi's family have on their hut in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A glass roof.
(b) A shingled-roof.
(c) A tin roof.
(d) A thatch roof.

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

6. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 and 1/2 days.
(c) 5 and 1/2 days.
(d) 2 and 1/2 days.

7. What does Lakshmi describe on the posters in "In This Room"?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Gods and movie stars.
(c) Mammals and birds.
(d) Monsters and ghosts.

8. What is the name of Lakshmi's black-and-white speckled goat that follows her at home?
(a) Mimi.
(b) Tali.
(c) Ama.
(d) Bilma.

9. What does Auntie do to make Lakshmi keep walking ahead in "Moving Forward"?
(a) She kicks Lakshmi.
(b) She throws gravel at Lakshmi's heels.
(c) She pinches Lakshmi.
(d) She hits Lakshmi with a whip.

10. What does Mumtaz beat Lakshmi with for three days in "Three Days and Three Nights"?
(a) A metal pipe.
(b) A wooden board.
(c) A leather strap.
(d) A twig from a willow tree.

11. What are "the carts with chicken and sheep in the back" called, according to Lakshmi in "On the Bus"?
(a) Lorries.
(b) Ox-carts.
(c) Trucks.
(d) Trains.

12. How does Lakshmi's mother denote the years of how old she and Lakshmi are in "Another Calendar"?
(a) By a wall-calendar.
(b) By notches on her headboard.
(c) By marks on her belt.
(d) By marks on her wedding trunk.

13. What does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) She bathes the baby.
(b) She feeds the baby.
(c) She walks the dog.
(d) She kneels at his feet.

14. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?
(a) To prevent HIV.
(b) To prevent miscarriages.
(c) To prevent coughing disease.
(d) To induce miscarriages.

15. What does Lakshmi do in order to escape the old man who attempts to rape her after she's first arrived at Happiness House?
(a) She bites his hand.
(b) She kicks him in the groin.
(c) She bites his tongue.
(d) She slaps his face.