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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, pp. 172 – 223.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What number is on the boy's David Beckham shirt?
(a) 59.
(b) 16.
(c) 23.
(d) 12.

2. What does Shahanna tell Lakshmi to do with her shawl when she must bring a dirty man to her bed?
(a) Press the shawl to her armpits.
(b) Wave the shawl in the air.
(c) Press the shawl against his groin.
(d) Press the shawl to her nose.

3. How does Lakshmi describe Auntie's teeth in "Questions and Answers"?
(a) Sparkling white.
(b) Blackened.
(c) Sharpened.
(d) Yellow.

4. What does the bus do when it encounters a cow sleeping in the middle of the road in "On the Bus"?
(a) It honks.
(b) It stops and waits.
(c) It goes around her.
(d) It runs over her.

5. How much money does Harish say they pay children per week to break stones at the roadside in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) 200 rupees.
(b) 10 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mumtaz offer to do to help Pushpa in "Beyond Words"?

2. Who gave Lakshmi the notebook that she carries in her pack as she makes her way with Auntie?

3. What does Shahanna ask of Lakshmi when Lakshmi tells her about the American in "A Secret"?

4. What does Lakshmi describe the smell of cooking onions representing to her in "A Secret"?

5. What does Lakshmi's stepfather carry as he walks with her to Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?

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