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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 words does Harish teach to Lakshmi in "Sorry"?
(a) "Marbles" and "sorry."
(b) "Tomorrow" and "sorry."
(c) "Yes" and "sorry."
(d) "No" and "sorry."

2. What is Shahanna doing when the raid occurs in "Raid"?
(a) Painting her nails.
(b) Having her hair braided.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) She is with a customer.

3. What is described as the "most important button" in "Remote Control"?
(a) The red button.
(b) The channel button.
(c) The volume button.
(d) The mute button.

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

5. Who has disappeared during the raid in "Raid"?
(a) Anita.
(b) Monica.
(c) Shilpa.
(d) Shahanna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What television show is the favorite of the girls at Happiness House?

2. What does Shahanna ask of Lakshmi when Lakshmi tells her about the American in "A Secret"?

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

4. What does Lakshmi describe the smell of cooking onions representing to her in "A Secret"?

5. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?

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