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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 Kanta admire most about Lakshmi?
(a) She sells contraceptive teas.
(b) She has street smarts.
(c) She has a strong sense of responsibility.
(d) She does not take no for an answer.

2. What western actress does Kanta like and want to show Radha?
(a) Ginger Rogers.
(b) Vivienne Leigh.
(c) Elizabeth Taylor.
(d) Marilyn Monroe.

3. How does Lakshmi feel about missing Radha, while Radha is in Shimla?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Angry.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Sad.

4. How does Maharani Latika repay Lakshmi?
(a) She offers her 30,000 rupees.
(b) She buys her a new car.
(c) She asks if Lakshmi would like to work at her school.
(d) She asks if Radha would like to attend her school.

5. Why is Ravi home from boarding school?
(a) Parvati wants him to pick out a bride.
(b) Ravi is home on summer vacation.
(c) Ravi has failed in his studies.
(d) Parvati wants him to help with the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new gymkhana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Lakshmi think about Lala and her niece, as she is wandering the city?

2. Before the arrival of Lakshmi, what caste of women painted the hands and feet of Lakshmi’s clients?

3. When Parvati arrives at Lakshmi's home, what does Malik politely demand of her?

4. What features does Lakshmi have that are unique?

5. What is the term when a woman's husband takes birth in her womb in the form of future children?

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