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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 Lakshmi describe all the houses having like the one in Gita's hut in "Train"?
(a) White doors.
(b) Glass suns.
(c) Picket fences.
(d) Tin roofs.

2. How many days does Lakshmi say it has been since the hugging man came in "Still Not Counting"?
(a) 12.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

3. What word from "A Trade" means favorable or conducive to success?
(a) Auspicious.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Incendiary.
(d) Colloquial.

4. What number is on the boy's David Beckham shirt?
(a) 59.
(b) 23.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lakshmi hide the American's card in "A Small Danger"?

2. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for their daily rice and dal?

3. How many villages has Lakshmi walked through with Auntie in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?

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

5. Where is Mumtaz when the raid occurs in "Raid"?

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