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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 Monica say her father needs when she returns to Happiness House in "The Living Dead"?
(a) A new cane.
(b) A new roof.
(c) A new pair of spectacles.
(d) A new hut.

2. What is the name of Lakshmi's black-and-white speckled goat that follows her at home?
(a) Tali.
(b) Ama.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Bilma.

3. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's mother having purchased after Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A new stove.
(b) A new set of pots.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A new bassinet.

4. What food does Uncle Husband get for Lakshmi during a stop on the train?
(a) A mango.
(b) A roti.
(c) A bowl of rice.
(d) An apple.

5. What does Lakshmi describe "Stealing from the David Beckham Boy" in the chapter with this title?
(a) A rag doll.
(b) Glimpses in his storybook.
(c) His money.
(d) His pencils.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of roof does Lakshmi's family have on their hut in the beginning of the novel?

2. Who did Monica give a bottle of nail polish to last week, according to the narrator in "Understanding Monica"?

3. How old does Lakshmi describe her mother as in "Another Calendar"?

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

5. What question is Lakshmi asked by the border guard in "Crossing the Border"?

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