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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. Where does Lakshmi go for her period of confinement after her first menstruation?
(a) The attic.
(b) The basement.
(c) The church.
(d) The goat shed.

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

3. 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 hanged.
(b) She has been raped.
(c) She has been imprisoned.
(d) Her head has been shaved.

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

5. What game does Lakshmi describe playing with Gita in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) The game of Spin the Bottle.
(b) "The American football game."
(c) "The running around the barn game."
(d) "The hopping-on-one-leg game."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lakshmi do in order to escape the old man who attempts to rape her after she's first arrived at Happiness House?

5. What does Lakshmi describe brushing her teeth with in "The New Student"?

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