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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, pp. 224 – 263.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What name does the turnip-nosed man refer to Auntie as in "Uncle Husband"?
(a) Bimla.
(b) Shahanna.
(c) Mumatz.
(d) Anita.

3. Where does Lakshmi go for her period of confinement after her first menstruation?
(a) The goat shed.
(b) The basement.
(c) The attic.
(d) The church.

4. How much money does Lakshmi's stepfather ask for Lakshmi when he sells her at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) 850 rupees.
(b) 2,000 rupees.
(c) 1,000 rupees.
(d) 500 rupees.

5. In "Seeing a Girl with a Long Black Braid," the narrator says, "There are a thousand girls in the city. But so far, none of them is" whom?
(a) Anita.
(b) Ama.
(c) Gita.
(d) Shahanna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does Lakshmi describe stealing from a drunk customer in "Whatever it Takes"?

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

4. Why does the cook say she is grinding spices in "Punishment"?

5. How much extra does Lakshmi's regular customer give her to make her "do a nasty thing" in "Whatever it Takes"?

(see the answer key)

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