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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 caused the girl with the half-frowning face to look as she does?
(a) She fell down stairs.
(b) She was beaten with a metal pipe.
(c) She had a brain aneurism.
(d) She had a stroke.

2. Who is the boy that Lakshmi says she is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) Bahun.
(b) Krishna.
(c) Nawari.
(d) Harish.

3. Lakshmi says in Section 1 that her stepfather looks at her the same way he looks at what vegetables growing in front of their hut?
(a) Peppers.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Peas.
(d) Cucumbers.

4. What price is ultimately agreed upon for Lakshmi in "A Trade"?
(a) 800 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 1,000 rupess.
(d) 500 rupees.

5. What color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Until what age does Lakshmi's mother tell her to feed a son at her breast if she should have one in "Everything I Need to Know"?

2. Lakshmi equates the cost of her services at Happiness House with the cost of what item from Bajai Sita's store in her village?

3. How much money does Mumtaz say Lakshmi must work off before she can go home in "Changes"?

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

5. What is the occupation of the boy that Lakshmi is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?

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