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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are "the carts with chicken and sheep in the back" called, according to Lakshmi in "On the Bus"?
(a) Lorries.
(b) Trains.
(c) Trucks.
(d) Ox-carts.

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

3. 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 butler.
(c) He is a tea peddler.
(d) He is a tin-smith.

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 disability does Lakshmi describe her stepfather having in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He has a lame leg.
(d) He has a lame arm.

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

7. How does Lakshmi describe Auntie's teeth in "Questions and Answers"?
(a) Sharpened.
(b) Blackened.
(c) Sparkling white.
(d) Yellow.

8. What name does the turnip-nosed man refer to Auntie as in "Uncle Husband"?
(a) Mumatz.
(b) Bimla.
(c) Anita.
(d) Shahanna.

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

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

11. 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 3 days.
(d) After 2 days.

12. 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) Ammonia.
(d) Bleach.

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

14. What has been done to the woman that Uncle Husband says has been punished for running away from her husband in "Disgraced"?
(a) She has been imprisoned.
(b) She has been raped.
(c) Her head has been shaved.
(d) She has been hanged.

15. In what country does Lakshmi live with her mother and stepfather?
(a) Happiness House.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?

2. In what type of vehicle do Lakshmi and Uncle Husband travel in "Crossing the Border"?

3. Who gave Lakshmi the notebook that she carries in her pack as she makes her way with Auntie?

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

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

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