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

2. What does Lakshmi see Mumtaz doing with the policeman in "Police"?
(a) Performing sex acts with him.
(b) Giving him money.
(c) Beating him.
(d) Begging him for freedom.

3. What is the name of Pushpa's baby girl?
(a) Jeena.
(b) Anita.
(c) Alana.
(d) Sara.

4. Where is Mumtaz when the raid occurs in "Raid"?
(a) Being fitted for a new sari.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) At the police station.
(d) At the grocery store.

5. Lakshmi equates the cost of her services at Happiness House with the cost of what item from Bajai Sita's store in her village?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A goat.
(c) A Coca-Cola.
(d) A sack of rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Until what age does Lakshmi's mother tell her to feed a son at her breast if she should have one in "Everything I Need to Know"?

2. What color is Nepali dirt described as in "A Handful of Fog"?

3. What has been left on a table for Lakshmi when she awakens in "One of Them"?

4. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for weekly rent for their bed and pillow in "Mathematics"?

5. What color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?

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