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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 name has Lakshmi given to "the ugly one" among her cucumbers in "Confession"?
(a) Bajai.
(b) Anita.
(c) Naazma.
(d) Shahanna.

2. What is a daughter compared to in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?
(a) A cow.
(b) A doll.
(c) A goat.
(d) A diamond.

3. What color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

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

5. What kind of vendor calls out to sell his wares below Lakshmi's window in "What I Don't Do"?
(a) A peanut vendor.
(b) A roti vendor.
(c) A popcorn vendor.
(d) An onion vendor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the boy that Lakshmi says she is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?

2. Which of Lakshmi's cucumbers is shaped like a snake, according to the narrator in "Confession"?

3. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's father having purchased since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

4. How does Lakshmi describe Auntie's teeth in "Questions and Answers"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. What are the instructions for womanhood that Ama relates to Lakshmi in "Everything I Need to Know"?

6. What are sons and daughters compared to in "The Difference between a Son and a Daughter"?

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

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

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

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

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