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

2. Who is the boy that Lakshmi says she is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) Krishna.
(b) Harish.
(c) Bahun.
(d) Nawari.

3. What is the occupation of the boy that Lakshmi is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) He is a butler.
(b) He is a tea peddler.
(c) He is a tin-smith.
(d) He is a goatherd.

4. Lakshmi says in Section 1 that her stepfather looks at her the same way he looks at what vegetables growing in front of their hut?
(a) Peas.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Cucumbers.
(d) Peppers.

5. What color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through how many villages does Lakshmi say she has traveled with Auntie in the beginning of "A New World"?

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

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

4. What caused the girl with the half-frowning face to look as she does?

5. 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"?

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