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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

2. What color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

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

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

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

6. What does the bus smell like, according to Lakshmi in "On the Bus"?
(a) "Stale bread and old shoes."
(b) "Pipe smoke and incense."
(c) "Onions and curry and cigarette smoke."
(d) "Rotting meat and garbage."

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

8. Lakshmi's village is amidst what mountain range?
(a) The Rockies.
(b) The Himalayas.
(c) The Andes.
(d) The Sierra Nevada.

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

10. 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) Ama.
(b) Anita.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Gita.

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

12. What does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) She bathes the baby.
(b) She kneels at his feet.
(c) She walks the dog.
(d) She feeds the baby.

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

14. What kind of vendor calls out to sell his wares below Lakshmi's window in "What I Don't Do"?
(a) An onion vendor.
(b) A peanut vendor.
(c) A popcorn vendor.
(d) A roti vendor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the bus do when it encounters a cow sleeping in the middle of the road in "On the Bus"?

2. Through how many villages does Lakshmi say she has traveled with Auntie in the beginning of "A New World"?

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

4. What color does Lakshmi describe her mother's skin as in "Something Beautiful"?

5. What does Lakshmi describe rubbing for good luck in "Before Gita Left"?

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