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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 kind of alcoholic beverage do the men of Lakshmi's village drink during the festivals?
(a) Rice beer.
(b) Sake.
(c) Plum wine.
(d) Palm wine.

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

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

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

5. Who is the boy that Lakshmi says she is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) Harish.
(b) Nawari.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Bahun.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Lakshmi's cucumbers is shaped like a snake, according to the narrator in "Confession"?

3. What has been purchased for Gita's little brother since she went to work as a maid in the city?

4. What does the name "Muthi" mean, according to the narrator in "Confession"?

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

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