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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. Lakshmi equates the cost of her services at Happiness House with the cost of what item from Bajai Sita's store in her village?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A sack of rice.
(c) A goat.
(d) A Coca-Cola.

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

3. Through how many villages does Lakshmi say she has traveled with Auntie in the beginning of "A New World"?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

4. When Shahanna is teaching Lakshmi tricks with her shawl in "Everything I Need to Know Now," what does she say to do in order to bring the shy men to her bed?
(a) Throw the shawl at the customer.
(b) Wrap the shawl tightly around her shoulders.
(c) Flick the ends of her shawl in a come-hither gesture.
(d) Wrap the shawl around her feet.

5. What object is supposed to arrive any day now at Happiness House in "The Words Harish Taught Me"?
(a) A car.
(b) A new television.
(c) A new air conditioner.
(d) A radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of vehicle do Lakshmi and Uncle Husband travel in "Crossing the Border"?

2. What number is on the boy's David Beckham shirt?

3. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?

4. What are the four "American words" that Lakshmi has learned in "A Strange Vocabulary"?

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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