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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, pp. 114-171.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game does Lakshmi describe playing with Gita in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) "The American football game."
(b) "The running around the barn game."
(c) "The hopping-on-one-leg game."
(d) The game of Spin the Bottle.

2. How many villages has Lakshmi walked through with Auntie in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

4. What does Shahanna tell Lakshmi to do with her shawl when she must bring a dirty man to her bed?
(a) Press the shawl to her nose.
(b) Wave the shawl in the air.
(c) Press the shawl to her armpits.
(d) Press the shawl against his groin.

5. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for their daily rice and dal?
(a) 10 rupees.
(b) 80 rupees.
(c) 100 rupees.
(d) 20 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. After how many days of her punishment from Mumtaz does Lakshmi say she has stopped dreaming?

2. What does Auntie do to make Lakshmi keep walking ahead in "Moving Forward"?

3. What caused the girl with the half-frowning face to look as she does?

4. What does Shahanna give to Lakshmi to help protect her against disease?

5. What does Uncle Husband give to Lakshmi after they have crossed the border in "A Reward"?

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