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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. What does Mumtaz do to coerce Lakshmi into being with men after beating her for three days?
(a) She starves her.
(b) She threatens to kill her mother.
(c) She cuts her.
(d) She beats another girl.

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 has a lame arm.
(c) He is deaf.
(d) He is blind.

3. Lakshmi's village is amidst what mountain range?
(a) The Himalayas.
(b) The Andes.
(c) The Rockies.
(d) The Sierra Nevada.

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

5. Where does Lakshmi go for her period of confinement after her first menstruation?
(a) The goat shed.
(b) The church.
(c) The attic.
(d) The basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Lakshmi's cucumbers is shaped like a snake, according to the narrator in "Confession"?

2. What does Lakshmi describe brushing her teeth with in "The New Student"?

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

4. What food does Uncle Husband get for Lakshmi during a stop on the train?

5. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's mother having purchased after Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

(see the answer key)

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