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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 color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

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

3. What does Lakshmi do in order to escape the old man who attempts to rape her after she's first arrived at Happiness House?
(a) She bites his tongue.
(b) She bites his hand.
(c) She kicks him in the groin.
(d) She slaps his face.

4. What question is Lakshmi asked by the border guard in "Crossing the Border"?
(a) "How old are you?"
(b) "Where is your father?"
(c) "Is this man your husband?"
(d) "Is this man your father?"

5. What does the bus smell like, according to Lakshmi in "On the Bus"?
(a) "Onions and curry and cigarette smoke."
(b) "Rotting meat and garbage."
(c) "Stale bread and old shoes."
(d) "Pipe smoke and incense."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mumtaz beat Lakshmi with for three days in "Three Days and Three Nights"?

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

3. What does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?

4. What word from "A Trade" means favorable or conducive to success?

5. What does Lakshmi describe on the posters in "In This Room"?

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