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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 color is Nepali dirt described as in "A Handful of Fog"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Orange.
(d) White.

2. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for weekly rent for their bed and pillow in "Mathematics"?
(a) 40 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

3. What does Shahanna give to Lakshmi to help protect her against disease?
(a) A shot.
(b) Laudanum.
(c) A condom.
(d) Cocaine.

4. What is a daughter compared to in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?
(a) A cow.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A doll.
(d) A goat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What brought Pushpa to Happiness House?

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

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

4. What has been left on a table for Lakshmi when she awakens in "One of Them"?

5. What does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?

(see the answer key)

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