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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. Lakshmi's village is amidst what mountain range?
(a) The Sierra Nevada.
(b) The Andes.
(c) The Rockies.
(d) The Himalayas.

2. What symbol is on the card that the American gives to Lakshmi in "A Strange Customer"?
(a) A circle.
(b) A star.
(c) A peace sign.
(d) A bird in flight.

3. Whom does the tea vendor give tea to even if she doesn't have money until the next day, according to the narrator in "The Street Boy"?
(a) Mumatz.
(b) Monica.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Anita.

4. Who did Monica give a bottle of nail polish to last week, according to the narrator in "Understanding Monica"?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Ama.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Anita.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Mumtaz say Lakshmi must work off before she can go home in "Changes"?

2. After how many days of her punishment from Mumtaz does Lakshmi say she has stopped dreaming?

3. What does Shahanna give to Lakshmi to help protect her against disease?

4. What does Monica say her father needs when she returns to Happiness House in "The Living Dead"?

5. Who is the last person from Lakshmi's village that she sees as she leaves with Auntie in "A Trade"?

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