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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 is the name of the half-frowning girl at Happiness House?
(a) Shilpa.
(b) Shahanna.
(c) Pushpa.
(d) Anita.

2. How much money does Harish say they pay children per week to break stones at the roadside in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) 10 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

3. What caused the girl with the half-frowning face to look as she does?
(a) She had a stroke.
(b) She had a brain aneurism.
(c) She was beaten with a metal pipe.
(d) She fell down stairs.

4. What name has Lakshmi given to the cucumber that she refers to as "the gnarled grandmother of the group" in "Confession"?
(a) Bajai.
(b) Anita.
(c) Ananta.
(d) Pushpa.

5. Who gave Lakshmi the notebook that she carries in her pack as she makes her way with Auntie?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her teacher.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakshmi's stepfather carry as he walks with her to Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?

2. Who is "the elephant god, remover of obstacles"?

3. What does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?

4. Who informs Lakshmi that Monica is gone in "No Remedy"?

5. What color dress does the woman wear that purchases Lakshmi at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?

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