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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, pp. 224 – 263.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pulls Lakshmi into a hiding place during the raid in "Raid"?
(a) Monica.
(b) Anita.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Mumatz.

2. What color is Nepali dirt described as in "A Handful of Fog"?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

3. Why does the cook say she is grinding spices in "Punishment"?
(a) Because there will be a raid.
(b) Because someone has betrayed Mumtaz.
(c) Because they are having stew for dinner.
(d) Because she is sick.

4. What does Auntie do to make Lakshmi keep walking ahead in "Moving Forward"?
(a) She hits Lakshmi with a whip.
(b) She pinches Lakshmi.
(c) She throws gravel at Lakshmi's heels.
(d) She kicks Lakshmi.

5. How many days has it been since Lakshmi "learned the truth from Shilpa" in "A Kind of Sickness"?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Monica say her daughter hates in "Understanding Monica"?

2. What does the American show to Lakshmi in "Digital Magic"?

3. In "Seeing a Girl with a Long Black Braid," the narrator says, "There are a thousand girls in the city. But so far, none of them is" whom?

4. What television show is the favorite of the girls at Happiness House?

5. Who is the coughing woman that shares a room with Lakshmi at Happiness House?

(see the answer key)

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