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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 does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) She kneels at his feet.
(b) She walks the dog.
(c) She bathes the baby.
(d) She feeds the baby.

2. What does Lakshmi describe rubbing for good luck in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A rough patch in the clay of her hut.
(c) The notch in the school bench.
(d) Her friend's hair.

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

4. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?
(a) To induce miscarriages.
(b) To prevent miscarriages.
(c) To prevent coughing disease.
(d) To prevent HIV.

5. What kind of roof does Lakshmi's family have on their hut in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A shingled-roof.
(b) A thatch roof.
(c) A tin roof.
(d) A glass roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lakshmi go for her period of confinement after her first menstruation?

2. In what country does Lakshmi live with her mother and stepfather?

3. What is the name of Lakshmi's black-and-white speckled goat that follows her at home?

4. How old does Lakshmi describe her mother as in "Another Calendar"?

5. What name has Lakshmi given to "the ugly one" among her cucumbers in "Confession"?

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