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

2. What does Mumtaz do to coerce Lakshmi into being with men after beating her for three days?
(a) She cuts her.
(b) She threatens to kill her mother.
(c) She starves her.
(d) She beats another girl.

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

4. What does Lakshmi do in order to escape the old man who attempts to rape her after she's first arrived at Happiness House?
(a) She bites his hand.
(b) She slaps his face.
(c) She bites his tongue.
(d) She kicks him in the groin.

5. What color does Lakshmi describe her mother's skin as in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) Nut-colored.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Ebony.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the boy who wears the David Beckham t-shirt?

2. How old does Lakshmi describe her mother as in "Another Calendar"?

3. When Shahanna is teaching Lakshmi tricks with her shawl in "Everything I Need to Know Now," what does she say to do in order to bring the shy men to her bed?

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

5. What is the name of Pushpa's baby girl?

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