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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. In "Announcing the Dry Season," the narrator says, "The wind that blows up from the plains is called" what?
(a) "The loo."
(b) "The katana."
(c) "The amari."
(d) "The mortar."

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

3. How many girls does Lakshmi share a room with in "In My New Room"?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

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

5. What does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?
(a) Ammonia.
(b) Dung water.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Chlorine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy in the David Beckham t-shirt grab and run off with as the girls put on their makeup in "Meeting the David Beckham Boy"?

2. 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"?

3. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's father having purchased since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

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

5. How does Lakshmi describe Auntie's teeth in "Questions and Answers"?

(see the answer key)

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