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

2. 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.

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

4. How much money does Lakshmi discover her customers are paying for her in "The Customers"?
(a) 30 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 20 rupees.
(d) 50 rupees.

5. What disability does Lakshmi describe her stepfather having in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?
(a) He has a lame leg.
(b) He has a lame arm.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is deaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is Lakshmi asked by the border guard in "Crossing the Border"?

2. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?

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

4. What is Auntie Mumtaz wearing when Lakshmi first meets her in "Ten Thousand Rupees"?

5. What is the name of the dark-skinned girl that is kind to Lakshmi when she arrives at Happiness House?

(see the answer key)

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