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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 Lakshmi describe on the posters in "In This Room"?
(a) Gods and movie stars.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Monsters and ghosts.
(d) Mammals and birds.

2. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 5 and 1/2 days.
(c) 2 and 1/2 days.
(d) 1 and 1/2 days.

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

4. What has been done to the woman that Uncle Husband says has been punished for running away from her husband in "Disgraced"?
(a) She has been raped.
(b) Her head has been shaved.
(c) She has been imprisoned.
(d) She has been hanged.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many villages has Lakshmi walked through with Auntie in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?

2. What does Lakshmi's stepfather carry as he walks with her to Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?

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

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

5. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's father having purchased since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

(see the answer key)

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