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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, pp. 1 – 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has been purchased for Gita's little brother since she went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A new coat.
(b) His school fees.
(c) A horse.
(d) A goat.

3. What type of agriculture is grown around Lakshmi's village?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Corn.
(c) Barley.
(d) Rice.

4. What does the name "Muthi" mean, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
(a) "Size of a handful."
(b) "Size of a potato."
(c) "Size of the sun."
(d) "Size of a mountain."

5. What does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?
(a) Bleach.
(b) Ammonia.
(c) Dung water.
(d) Chlorine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "the elephant god, remover of obstacles"?

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

3. Lakshmi's village is amidst what mountain range?

4. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?

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

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