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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 game does Lakshmi describe playing with Gita in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) The game of Spin the Bottle.
(b) "The running around the barn game."
(c) "The hopping-on-one-leg game."
(d) "The American football game."

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

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

4. What item has Gita's older sister gained since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A deed to land.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A wedding dress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?

2. What disability does Lakshmi describe her stepfather having in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?

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

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

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

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