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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 price is ultimately agreed upon for Lakshmi in "A Trade"?
(a) 500 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 1,000 rupess.
(d) 800 rupees.

2. Who is the last person from Lakshmi's village that she sees as she leaves with Auntie in "A Trade"?
(a) Stepfather.
(b) Ama.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Anita.

3. What does Lakshmi describe rubbing for good luck in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A rough patch in the clay of her hut.
(c) The notch in the school bench.
(d) Her friend's hair.

4. What type of agriculture is grown around Lakshmi's village?
(a) Barley.
(b) Rice.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

5. What does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) She feeds the baby.
(b) She kneels at his feet.
(c) She bathes the baby.
(d) She walks the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Announcing the Dry Season," the narrator says, "The wind that blows up from the plains is called" what?

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

3. What does Auntie do to make Lakshmi keep walking ahead in "Moving Forward"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is symbolized and foreshadowed by the woman who has been publicly shamed when Lakshmi gets off the train in India?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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