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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. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?
(a) 2 and 1/2 days.
(b) 1 and 1/2 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 and 1/2 days.

2. Until what age does Lakshmi's mother tell her to feed a son at her breast if she should have one in "Everything I Need to Know"?
(a) Until the age of 2.
(b) Until the age of 3.
(c) Until the age of 4.
(d) Until the age of 6.

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

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

5. What does Auntie do to make Lakshmi keep walking ahead in "Moving Forward"?
(a) She kicks Lakshmi.
(b) She pinches Lakshmi.
(c) She throws gravel at Lakshmi's heels.
(d) She hits Lakshmi with a whip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's mother having purchased after Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

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

3. In "Seeing a Girl with a Long Black Braid," the narrator says, "There are a thousand girls in the city. But so far, none of them is" whom?

4. What name has Lakshmi given to the cucumber that she refers to as "the gnarled grandmother of the group" in "Confession"?

5. What kind of alcoholic beverage do the men of Lakshmi's village drink during the festivals?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does a tin roof symbolize for Lakshmi in the novel?

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

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

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

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

7. How is the economy of Lakshmi's village described in "Calendar"?

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

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

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

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