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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Through how many villages does Lakshmi say she has traveled with Auntie in the beginning of "A New World"?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

6. What has been purchased for Gita's little brother since she went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) His school fees.
(b) A new coat.
(c) A horse.
(d) A goat.

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

8. After how many days of her punishment from Mumtaz does Lakshmi say she has stopped dreaming?
(a) After 10 days.
(b) After 5 days.
(c) After 2 days.
(d) After 3 days.

9. How does Lakshmi's mother denote the years of how old she and Lakshmi are in "Another Calendar"?
(a) By a wall-calendar.
(b) By marks on her wedding trunk.
(c) By marks on her belt.
(d) By notches on her headboard.

10. What kind of alcoholic beverage do the men of Lakshmi's village drink during the festivals?
(a) Rice beer.
(b) Palm wine.
(c) Plum wine.
(d) Sake.

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

12. 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 bassinet.
(d) A new dress.

13. What word from "A Trade" means favorable or conducive to success?
(a) Colloquial.
(b) Auspicious.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Incendiary.

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

15. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?
(a) To induce miscarriages.
(b) To prevent HIV.
(c) To prevent miscarriages.
(d) To prevent coughing disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what country does Lakshmi cross with Uncle Husband in the narrative?

2. What is a daughter compared to in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?

3. What does Uncle Husband give to Lakshmi after they have crossed the border in "A Reward"?

4. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's father having purchased since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

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

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