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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 price is ultimately agreed upon for Lakshmi in "A Trade"?
(a) 500 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 1,000 rupess.
(d) 800 rupees.

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

3. What does the bus do when it encounters a cow sleeping in the middle of the road in "On the Bus"?
(a) It honks.
(b) It runs over her.
(c) It goes around her.
(d) It stops and waits.

4. Who is the boy that Lakshmi says she is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) Bahun.
(b) Harish.
(c) Nawari.
(d) Krishna.

5. How much money does Lakshmi's stepfather ask for Lakshmi when he sells her at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) 1,000 rupees.
(b) 500 rupees.
(c) 2,000 rupees.
(d) 850 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Husband give to Lakshmi after they have crossed the border in "A Reward"?

2. What does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?

3. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?

4. What color dress does the woman wear that purchases Lakshmi at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?

5. How does Lakshmi's mother denote the years of how old she and Lakshmi are in "Another Calendar"?

(see the answer key)

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