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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Lakshmi describe her mother's skin as in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Ebony.
(d) Nut-colored.

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

3. Who is Lakshmi's friend who has gone to work as a maid in the city to support her family?
(a) Gita.
(b) Ama.
(c) Nari.
(d) Bimla.

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

5. What answer does Auntie give to the turnip-nosed man when he asks about Lakshmi in "Numbers"?
(a) "Sixteen."
(b) "Eight."
(c) "Fourteen."
(d) "Twelve."

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

7. What is the occupation of the boy that Lakshmi is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) He is a goatherd.
(b) He is a tea peddler.
(c) He is a tin-smith.
(d) He is a butler.

8. What does Lakshmi describe on the posters in "In This Room"?
(a) Monsters and ghosts.
(b) Mammals and birds.
(c) Gods and movie stars.
(d) Mountains.

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

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

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

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

13. 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) Potatoes.
(b) Peas.
(c) Cucumbers.
(d) Peppers.

14. What does the bus do when it encounters a cow sleeping in the middle of the road in "On the Bus"?
(a) It runs over her.
(b) It honks.
(c) It goes around her.
(d) It stops and waits.

15. Who is "the elephant god, remover of obstacles"?
(a) Vivek.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Loki.
(d) Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Lakshmi do in order to escape the old man who attempts to rape her after she's first arrived at Happiness House?

4. What item has Gita's older sister gained since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

5. Who is the last person from Lakshmi's village that she sees as she leaves with Auntie in "A Trade"?

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