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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 does Harish give to Jeena for the festival of brothers and sisters?
(a) A dress.
(b) A soccer ball.
(c) A rag doll.
(d) A pencil.

2. What color dress does the woman wear that purchases Lakshmi at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

3. What food does Mumtaz pass under Lakshmi's nose in "What I Don't Do"?
(a) Potato soup.
(b) Chicken soup.
(c) Curried rice.
(d) Roast beef.

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

5. What words does Harish teach to Lakshmi in "Sorry"?
(a) "Marbles" and "sorry."
(b) "Yes" and "sorry."
(c) "No" and "sorry."
(d) "Tomorrow" and "sorry."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lakshmi do in order to escape the old man who attempts to rape her after she's first arrived at Happiness House?

3. How many villages has Lakshmi walked through with Auntie in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?

4. What does the boy in the David Beckham t-shirt grab and run off with as the girls put on their makeup in "Meeting the David Beckham Boy"?

5. What does the bus do when it encounters a cow sleeping in the middle of the road in "On the Bus"?

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