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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 does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?
(a) Ammonia.
(b) Dung water.
(c) Chlorine.
(d) Bleach.

2. What kind of roof does Lakshmi's family have on their hut in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A tin roof.
(b) A thatch roof.
(c) A glass roof.
(d) A shingled-roof.

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

4. How does Lakshmi describe the amount of money that the turnip-nosed man gives to Auntie in "Numbers"?
(a) "Nearly enough money to buy a tin roof."
(b) "Nearly enough money to buy a water buffalo."
(c) "Nearly enough money to buy a Coca-Cola."
(d) "Nearly enough money to buy a car."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?

2. What is the name of the dark-skinned girl that is kind to Lakshmi when she arrives at Happiness House?

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

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

5. How many villages has Lakshmi walked through with Auntie in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How is irony employed as a significant literary device in Sections 1 and 2 of the novel?

5. How does Lakshmi come to Happiness House? What is the reality of Lakshmi's situation when she arrives?

6. Who is described in "The New Student"? What is Lakshmi's relationship with this character?

7. What are the names that Lakshmi has given to her cucumbers in "Confession"?

8. What takes place in "A Trade"? What is the amount of money that is settled upon?

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

10. How is Lakshmi's family described in "A Tin Roof"? With whom does Lakshmi live?

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