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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Auntie Mumtaz wearing when Lakshmi first meets her in "Ten Thousand Rupees"?
(a) A white sari.
(b) A blue sari.
(c) A red sari.
(d) A purple sari.

2. What does Lakshmi describe all the houses having like the one in Gita's hut in "Train"?
(a) Tin roofs.
(b) Picket fences.
(c) White doors.
(d) Glass suns.

3. 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 dress.
(c) A new set of pots.
(d) A new bassinet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Lakshmi describe playing with Gita in "Before Gita Left"?

2. What kind of roof does Lakshmi's family have on their hut in the beginning of the novel?

3. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?

4. What does the name "Muthi" mean, according to the narrator in "Confession"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the themes of corruption and gender inequality illustrated in Section 2 of the narrative?

2. Who is Lakshmi promised to marry when she comes of age? Why does she not marry this character?

3. What custom does Lakshmi partake in when she begins menstruation in "First Blood"?

4. How do Lakshmi's impressions of Auntie change in "Questions and Answers"?

5. What possessions does Lakshmi describe in "What I Carry"?

6. How is Lakshmi punished when she bites the old man in "The Old Man"?

7. How does Lakshmi describe her journey in "A New World"?

8. Describe the impact of Lakshmi's journey with Auntie on her perception of her surroundings and home. Why do you think Lakshmi is taken on this journey in the manner she is taken?

9. What is described in the vignette titled "Another Calendar"?

10. How does Lakshmi describe her village's religious beliefs in "Something Beautiful"?

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