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

2. Who brings Lakshmi rice when she is brought to live with the other girls in "What is Normal"?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Mumatz.
(c) Ama.
(d) Anita.

3. How many days does Lakshmi say it has been since the hugging man came in "Still Not Counting"?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

4. What character is equated with being a monster in "Monster"?
(a) Uncle Husband.
(b) Mumtaz.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Anita.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Shahanna give to Lakshmi to help protect her against disease?

3. What does the tea vendor gain in exchange for putting extra sugar in the cook's tea at Happiness House?

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

5. What does Lakshmi describe rubbing for good luck in "Before Gita Left"?

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