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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what region does Asha hail?
(a) Vidarbha.
(b) Konkan.
(c) Desh.
(d) Marathwada.

2. In the text, who is the wealthiest person in India?
(a) Mukesh Ambani.
(b) Shiv Nadar.
(c) Savitri Jindal.
(d) Gautam Adani.

3. What brand of laundry soap is used on Meena?
(a) Patanjali Ayurved.
(b) Nirma.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Madhumati.

4. What kind of soda is advertised in Meena’s favorite commercials?
(a) Crush.
(b) Merinda.
(c) Fanta.
(d) Sunkist.

5. Which of Asha’s relatives walks on all fours?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

6. How many high-speed courts had India set up in the text?
(a) 700.
(b) 140.
(c) 70.
(d) 1,400.

7. In what Indian state are Maoist revolutionaries active in the book?
(a) Gujarat.
(b) Tripura.
(c) Assam.
(d) Orissa.

8. Per the text, which of the following does Freud identify as a main group of fantasy?
(a) The exotic.
(b) The erotic.
(c) The emetic.
(d) The endemic.

9. Which of the following does Asha receive as a birthday present?
(a) Butterscotch cookies.
(b) Peppermint bark.
(c) Chocolate coins.
(d) Caramel flowers.

10. At which of the following is Asha employed?
(a) Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University.
(b) Mumbai International Technical College.
(c) Marol Municipal School.
(d) Dhruv Local Middle School.

11. To what group does Meena belong?
(a) Dalit.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) Vaishya.
(d) Kshatriya.

12. Per the text, which of the following does Freud identify as a main group of fantasy?
(a) Abnegation.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Absolution.
(d) Addition.

13. In which language are the village movies Asha watches?
(a) Marathi.
(b) Urdu.
(c) English.
(d) Arabic.

14. From whom is the quote that precedes Part Three: "A Little Wildness" taken?
(a) Abdul.
(b) Asha.
(c) Karam.
(d) Manju.

15. Which figure is celebrated at Navrarti?
(a) Mariamman.
(b) Durga.
(c) Sita.
(d) Saraswati.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Manju note it takes the flowers in her hair to die?

2. Which of the following is celebrated by belly-flopping in the text?

3. Where does Meena expect to go as a bride?

4. What is the name of Sunil’s sister?

5. Manju grows enamored of which of the following?

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