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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, pp. 52-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mumtaz do to coerce Lakshmi into being with men after beating her for three days?
(a) She starves her.
(b) She beats another girl.
(c) She cuts her.
(d) She threatens to kill her mother.

2. What does Lakshmi describe brushing her teeth with in "The New Student"?
(a) A twig from a birch tree.
(b) A toothbrush.
(c) A twig from a willow tree.
(d) A twig from a neem tree.

3. What are "the carts with chicken and sheep in the back" called, according to Lakshmi in "On the Bus"?
(a) Ox-carts.
(b) Lorries.
(c) Trains.
(d) Trucks.

4. Who is "the elephant god, remover of obstacles"?
(a) Vivek.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Loki.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What answer does Auntie give to the turnip-nosed man when he asks about Lakshmi in "Numbers"?

2. After how many days of her punishment from Mumtaz does Lakshmi say she has stopped dreaming?

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

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

5. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?

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