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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 color does Lakshmi describe the huts of her village in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Orange.

2. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

3. How old does Lakshmi describe her mother as in "Another Calendar"?
(a) 23.
(b) 31.
(c) 42.
(d) 36.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a daughter compared to in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?

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

3. Who is the boy that Lakshmi says she is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?

4. What color does Lakshmi describe her mother's skin as in "Something Beautiful"?

5. What color does Lakshmi describe her mother's hair as in "Something Beautiful"?

(see the answer key)

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