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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. How old is the boy who wears the David Beckham t-shirt?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

2. What color does Lakshmi describe the huts of her village in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

3. How does Lakshmi describe the amount of money that the turnip-nosed man gives to Auntie in "Numbers"?
(a) "Nearly enough money to buy a water buffalo."
(b) "Nearly enough money to buy a car."
(c) "Nearly enough money to buy a tin roof."
(d) "Nearly enough money to buy a Coca-Cola."

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

5. What does Lakshmi describe "Stealing from the David Beckham Boy" in the chapter with this title?
(a) Glimpses in his storybook.
(b) His money.
(c) His pencils.
(d) A rag doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?

2. What word from "A Trade" means favorable or conducive to success?

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

4. Who is the last person from Lakshmi's village that she sees as she leaves with Auntie in "A Trade"?

5. Where does Lakshmi go for her period of confinement after her first menstruation?

(see the answer key)

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