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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, pp. 52-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What disability does Lakshmi describe her stepfather having in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?
(a) He has a lame leg.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He has a lame arm.
(d) He is blind.

3. What answer does Auntie give to the turnip-nosed man when he asks about Lakshmi in "Numbers"?
(a) "Eight."
(b) "Sixteen."
(c) "Twelve."
(d) "Fourteen."

4. What does Lakshmi's stepfather carry as he walks with her to Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) A bag of rice.
(b) A cup of tea.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) An empty firewood basket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Lakshmi describe playing with Gita in "Before Gita Left"?

2. What price is ultimately agreed upon for Lakshmi in "A Trade"?

3. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?

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

5. Into what country does Lakshmi cross with Uncle Husband in the narrative?

(see the answer key)

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