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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 color does Lakshmi describe the huts of her village in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Orange.

2. What symbol is on the card that the American gives to Lakshmi in "A Strange Customer"?
(a) A circle.
(b) A peace sign.
(c) A bird in flight.
(d) A star.

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

4. What item has Gita's older sister gained since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A wedding dress.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A deed to land.
(d) A notebook.

5. Who has developed the coughing disease in "Coughing"?
(a) Monica.
(b) Pushpa.
(c) Anita.
(d) Lakshmi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lakshmi's mother denote the years of how old she and Lakshmi are in "Another Calendar"?

2. Who is the boy that Lakshmi says she is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?

3. What does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?

4. How much money does Mumtaz say Lakshmi must work off before she can go home in "Changes"?

5. What words does Lakshmi say to the American in the end of "Believing"?

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