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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. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

2. What does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) She walks the dog.
(b) She feeds the baby.
(c) She kneels at his feet.
(d) She bathes the baby.

3. How does Lakshmi's mother denote the years of how old she and Lakshmi are in "Another Calendar"?
(a) By notches on her headboard.
(b) By marks on her belt.
(c) By a wall-calendar.
(d) By marks on her wedding trunk.

4. What is Auntie Mumtaz wearing when Lakshmi first meets her in "Ten Thousand Rupees"?
(a) A purple sari.
(b) A blue sari.
(c) A red sari.
(d) A white sari.

5. What is a daughter compared to in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?
(a) A goat.
(b) A cow.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Mumtaz pass under Lakshmi's nose in "What I Don't Do"?

2. What does the bus smell like, according to Lakshmi in "On the Bus"?

3. What does the bus do when it encounters a cow sleeping in the middle of the road in "On the Bus"?

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

5. What name has Lakshmi given to the cucumber that she refers to as "the gnarled grandmother of the group" in "Confession"?

(see the answer key)

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