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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 possessions does Pushpa put in Harish's trunk when they prepare to leave Happiness House in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) A notebook, a dress, and her makeup.
(b) A doll and her clothing.
(c) A bag of money.
(d) A hairbrush, a sweater, and a photo of her husband.

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

3. What does Monica say her family told her daughter about her in "The Living Dead"?
(a) That she went to America.
(b) That she remarried.
(c) That she is dead.
(d) That she didn't want her.

4. Into what country does Lakshmi cross with Uncle Husband in the narrative?
(a) Bangladesh.
(b) China.
(c) India.
(d) Nepal.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harish give to Jeena for the festival of brothers and sisters?

2. Through how many villages does Lakshmi say she has traveled with Auntie in the beginning of "A New World"?

3. What are the four "American words" that Lakshmi has learned in "A Strange Vocabulary"?

4. What does Lakshmi see Mumtaz doing with the policeman in "Police"?

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

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