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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 television show is the favorite of the girls at Happiness House?
(a) The Bold and the Beautiful.
(b) One Life to Live.
(c) Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
(d) Jeopardy.

2. Where does the David Beckham boy keep his belongings?
(a) In a locker at school.
(b) In a leather sack under his bed.
(c) In a tin trunk under his bed.
(d) In a duffel bag in the corner.

3. Who is "the elephant god, remover of obstacles"?
(a) Vivek.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Loki.

4. Which of Lakshmi's cucumbers is shaped like a snake, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
(a) Ananta.
(b) Vishnu.
(c) Muthi.
(d) Yeti.

5. What color dress is the new girl wearing in "New Girl"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been done to the woman that Uncle Husband says has been punished for running away from her husband in "Disgraced"?

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

3. What does Monica give to Laskhmi in "Instead of Haresh"?

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

5. What words does Harish teach to Lakshmi in "Sorry"?

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