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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 the name "Muthi" mean, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
(a) "Size of a handful."
(b) "Size of a mountain."
(c) "Size of the sun."
(d) "Size of a potato."

2. Which of Lakshmi's cucumbers is shaped like a snake, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
(a) Ananta.
(b) Vishnu.
(c) Yeti.
(d) Muthi.

3. How many girls does Lakshmi share a room with in "In My New Room"?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What is the name of the dark-skinned girl that is kind to Lakshmi when she arrives at Happiness House?
(a) Shilpa.
(b) Shahanna.
(c) Anita.
(d) Mumatz.

5. What has been done to the woman that Uncle Husband says has been punished for running away from her husband in "Disgraced"?
(a) She has been imprisoned.
(b) Her head has been shaved.
(c) She has been raped.
(d) She has been hanged.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?

2. What name has Lakshmi given to "the ugly one" among her cucumbers in "Confession"?

3. What does Lakshmi describe on the posters in "In This Room"?

4. How does Lakshmi describe the amount of money that the turnip-nosed man gives to Auntie in "Numbers"?

5. Who is the girl at Happiness House that gets the most customers?

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