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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 caused the girl with the half-frowning face to look as she does?
(a) She was beaten with a metal pipe.
(b) She fell down stairs.
(c) She had a stroke.
(d) She had a brain aneurism.

2. What kind of vendor calls out to sell his wares below Lakshmi's window in "What I Don't Do"?
(a) A popcorn vendor.
(b) A peanut vendor.
(c) A roti vendor.
(d) An onion vendor.

3. Who takes Lakshmi's virginity at the Happiness House?
(a) Habib.
(b) Aadit.
(c) Aminol.
(d) Harish.

4. What name has Lakshmi given to the cucumber that she refers to as "the gnarled grandmother of the group" in "Confession"?
(a) Bajai.
(b) Anita.
(c) Ananta.
(d) Pushpa.

5. How many villages has Lakshmi walked through with Auntie in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What price is ultimately agreed upon for Lakshmi in "A Trade"?

2. What does Lakshmi's stepfather carry as he walks with her to Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?

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

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

5. What color does Lakshmi describe the huts of her village in "Something Beautiful"?

(see the answer key)

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