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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 dress does the woman wear that purchases Lakshmi at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

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

4. What food does Mumtaz pass under Lakshmi's nose in "What I Don't Do"?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Curried rice.
(c) Potato soup.
(d) Chicken soup.

5. What word from "A Trade" means favorable or conducive to success?
(a) Incendiary.
(b) Colloquial.
(c) Auspicious.
(d) Suspicious.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of vehicle do Lakshmi and Uncle Husband travel in "Crossing the Border"?

2. Who is the boy that Lakshmi says she is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?

3. What is the name of the dark-skinned girl that is kind to Lakshmi when she arrives at Happiness House?

4. What food does Uncle Husband get for Lakshmi during a stop on the train?

5. What color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?

(see the answer key)

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