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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a daughter compared to in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?
(a) A doll.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A goat.
(d) A cow.

2. What does the name "Muthi" mean, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
(a) "Size of a potato."
(b) "Size of the sun."
(c) "Size of a mountain."
(d) "Size of a handful."

3. What name has Lakshmi given to "the ugly one" among her cucumbers in "Confession"?
(a) Anita.
(b) Bajai.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Naazma.

4. What does Mumtaz do to coerce Lakshmi into being with men after beating her for three days?
(a) She starves her.
(b) She threatens to kill her mother.
(c) She beats another girl.
(d) She cuts her.

5. What item has Gita's older sister gained since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A deed to land.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A notebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of vehicle do Lakshmi and Uncle Husband travel in "Crossing the Border"?

2. How old does Lakshmi describe her mother as in "Another Calendar"?

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

4. What question is Lakshmi asked by the border guard in "Crossing the Border"?

5. What does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place in "A Trade"? What is the amount of money that is settled upon?

2. Who is described in "The New Student"? What is Lakshmi's relationship with this character?

3. What are the instructions for womanhood that Ama relates to Lakshmi in "Everything I Need to Know"?

4. Describe the impact of Lakshmi's journey with Auntie on her perception of her surroundings and home. Why do you think Lakshmi is taken on this journey in the manner she is taken?

5. How does Lakshmi describe her village's religious beliefs in "Something Beautiful"?

6. What is symbolized and foreshadowed by the woman who has been publicly shamed when Lakshmi gets off the train in India?

7. What custom does Lakshmi partake in when she begins menstruation in "First Blood"?

8. How is irony employed as a significant literary device in Sections 1 and 2 of the novel?

9. How do Lakshmi's impressions of Auntie change in "Questions and Answers"?

10. What is described in the vignette titled "Another Calendar"?

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