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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Lakshmi describe rubbing for good luck in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) Her friend's hair.
(c) A rough patch in the clay of her hut.
(d) The notch in the school bench.

3. What name has Lakshmi given to "the ugly one" among her cucumbers in "Confession"?
(a) Anita.
(b) Bajai.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Naazma.

4. Who is the last person from Lakshmi's village that she sees as she leaves with Auntie in "A Trade"?
(a) Anita.
(b) Ama.
(c) Stepfather.
(d) Krishna.

5. What is the name of the dark-skinned girl that is kind to Lakshmi when she arrives at Happiness House?
(a) Anita.
(b) Mumatz.
(c) Shilpa.
(d) Shahanna.

6. What does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?
(a) Dung water.
(b) Chlorine.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Ammonia.

7. 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.

8. What does Lakshmi describe brushing her teeth with in "The New Student"?
(a) A toothbrush.
(b) A twig from a willow tree.
(c) A twig from a birch tree.
(d) A twig from a neem tree.

9. What does Lakshmi's stepfather carry as he walks with her to Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) A bag of rice.
(b) An empty firewood basket.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A cup of tea.

10. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's father having purchased since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A new pair of trousers.
(b) A new goat.
(c) A new pair of spectacles.
(d) A new horse.

11. What price is ultimately agreed upon for Lakshmi in "A Trade"?
(a) 200 rupees.
(b) 500 rupees.
(c) 1,000 rupess.
(d) 800 rupees.

12. What kind of roof does Lakshmi's family have on their hut in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A shingled-roof.
(b) A thatch roof.
(c) A tin roof.
(d) A glass roof.

13. What question is Lakshmi asked by the border guard in "Crossing the Border"?
(a) "Is this man your husband?"
(b) "Is this man your father?"
(c) "Where is your father?"
(d) "How old are you?"

14. What does the name "Muthi" mean, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
(a) "Size of a mountain."
(b) "Size of a handful."
(c) "Size of the sun."
(d) "Size of a potato."

15. What food does Mumtaz pass under Lakshmi's nose in "What I Don't Do"?
(a) Curried rice.
(b) Potato soup.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Chicken soup.

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. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?

3. What does Mumtaz do to coerce Lakshmi into being with men after beating her for three days?

4. What is Auntie Mumtaz wearing when Lakshmi first meets her in "Ten Thousand Rupees"?

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

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