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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 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."

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

3. What has been purchased for Gita's little brother since she went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) His school fees.
(b) A new coat.
(c) A horse.
(d) A goat.

4. In what country does Lakshmi live with her mother and stepfather?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Happiness House.
(d) India.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of agriculture is grown around Lakshmi's village?

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

3. What kind of vendor calls out to sell his wares below Lakshmi's window in "What I Don't Do"?

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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