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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old does Lakshmi describe her mother as in "Another Calendar"?
(a) 36.
(b) 31.
(c) 23.
(d) 42.

3. What does Uncle Husband give to Lakshmi after they have crossed the border in "A Reward"?
(a) A handful of sweets.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) A new dress.

4. 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"?
(a) Until the age of 4.
(b) Until the age of 6.
(c) Until the age of 2.
(d) Until the age of 3.

5. Lakshmi says in Section 1 that her stepfather looks at her the same way he looks at what vegetables growing in front of their hut?
(a) Cucumbers.
(b) Peppers.
(c) Peas.
(d) Potatoes.

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

7. 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 butler.
(c) He is a tin-smith.
(d) He is a goatherd.

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

9. Which of Lakshmi's cucumbers is shaped like a snake, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
(a) Vishnu.
(b) Muthi.
(c) Ananta.
(d) Yeti.

10. How many villages has Lakshmi walked through with Auntie in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

12. What does Mumtaz beat Lakshmi with for three days in "Three Days and Three Nights"?
(a) A wooden board.
(b) A twig from a willow tree.
(c) A leather strap.
(d) A metal pipe.

13. What does Lakshmi do in order to escape the old man who attempts to rape her after she's first arrived at Happiness House?
(a) She kicks him in the groin.
(b) She bites his tongue.
(c) She bites his hand.
(d) She slaps his face.

14. What color does Lakshmi describe her mother's hair as in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) "Corn-yellow."
(b) "Dark auburn."
(c) "Silvery gray."
(d) "Crow-black."

15. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?
(a) 5 and 1/2 days.
(b) 2 and 1/2 days.
(c) 1 and 1/2 days.
(d) 4 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are "the carts with chicken and sheep in the back" called, according to Lakshmi in "On the Bus"?

2. What food does Uncle Husband get for Lakshmi during a stop on the train?

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

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

5. How does Lakshmi describe the amount of money that the turnip-nosed man gives to Auntie in "Numbers"?

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