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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, pp. 114-171.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What answer does Auntie give to the turnip-nosed man when he asks about Lakshmi in "Numbers"?
(a) "Fourteen."
(b) "Sixteen."
(c) "Twelve."
(d) "Eight."

2. Until what age does Lakshmi's mother tell her to feed a son at her breast if she should have one in "Everything I Need to Know"?
(a) Until the age of 4.
(b) Until the age of 6.
(c) Until the age of 3.
(d) Until the age of 2.

3. What is the name of the half-frowning girl at Happiness House?
(a) Pushpa.
(b) Shahanna.
(c) Shilpa.
(d) Anita.

4. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?
(a) To prevent miscarriages.
(b) To prevent coughing disease.
(c) To prevent HIV.
(d) To induce miscarriages.

5. Through how many villages does Lakshmi say she has traveled with Auntie in the beginning of "A New World"?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for their daily rice and dal?

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

4. What are the two languages spoken at Happiness House, according to Harish?

5. What item has Gita's older sister gained since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

(see the answer key)

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