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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 bus smell like, according to Lakshmi in "On the Bus"?
(a) "Stale bread and old shoes."
(b) "Pipe smoke and incense."
(c) "Rotting meat and garbage."
(d) "Onions and curry and cigarette smoke."

2. For how many days has Pushpa been ill in bed in the beginning of "Beyond Words"?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

3. What is Auntie Mumtaz wearing when Lakshmi first meets her in "Ten Thousand Rupees"?
(a) A blue sari.
(b) A red sari.
(c) A purple sari.
(d) A white sari.

4. What is the name of the half-frowning girl at Happiness House?
(a) Anita.
(b) Shilpa.
(c) Pushpa.
(d) Shahanna.

5. Who is the girl at Happiness House that gets the most customers?
(a) Shilpa.
(b) Anita.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Monica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl that Lakshmi describes as "the aging bird girl" at Happiness House?

2. What does Shahanna tell Lakshmi to do with her shawl when she must bring a dirty man to her bed?

3. What does Harish give to Lakshmi for the festival of brothers and sisters?

4. Who informs Lakshmi that Monica is gone in "No Remedy"?

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

(see the answer key)

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