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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Ten - Chapter Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Kumar call Radha’s baby, saying he will be good at batting and bowling on the cricket field?
(a) Rounders.
(b) Rookie of the Year.
(c) Well-rounded.
(d) All-rounder.

2. What is the red-gold liquid Maharani Indira drinks?
(a) Syrup.
(b) Liquid opium.
(c) Tea.
(d) Ink.

3. What is one thing Lakshmi does NOT say she should have done differently?
(a) Demanded Parvati pay me up front for a marriage arrangement far more brilliant than the average matchmaker could have devised.
(b) Never taken Radha in.
(c) Kept a closer eye on Radha, whom I was supposed to protect.
(d) Refrained from sleeping with a man like Samir, who used women as callously as his son did

4. How many rupees is the royal family going to pay Lakshmi for the adoption of Radha's baby?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 50,000.

5. Why has Kanta’s doctor advised her to remain lying prone for the remainder of her pregnancy?
(a) She has high blood pressure.
(b) She is spotting blood.
(c) She gets dizzy spells, when she stands up.
(d) She has placenta previa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a namaste?

2. What do the two bamboo poles and the string of mango leaf garland symbolize?

3. Lakshmi believes Parvati has gone to England for what reason?

4. What does Kanta admire most about Lakshmi?

5. What nickname does Kumar have for Samir?

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