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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Until what age does Lakshmi's mother tell her to feed a son at her breast if she should have one in "Everything I Need to Know"?

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

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

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

5. What does Lakshmi describe brushing her teeth with in "The New Student"?

(see the answer key)

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