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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter Seven - Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is a profession viewed, in regards to women having professions in the novel?
(a) It is humorous.
(b) It is considered very prestigious.
(c) It is looked down up.
(d) It is honored.

2. Before the arrival of Lakshmi, what caste of women painted the hands and feet of Lakshmi’s clients?
(a) Vaishya.
(b) Shudra.
(c) Brahmin.
(d) Kshatriya.

3. What gift does Lakshmi give Radha in which Radha's response is that she will worry she will lose it and get in trouble?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) A marbled orange fountain pen.
(c) Gold bracelets.
(d) A leather-bound notebook.

4. What is the most noticeable feature of Hari?
(a) His short stature.
(b) His long, dark hair.
(c) A mole on his cheek.
(d) A long, bumpy scar from his bottom lip to his chin.

5. Why is Maharani Latika depressed?
(a) Her husband has left her.
(b) She has recently miscarried.
(c) Her eight-year-old son has been sent away to school, and she is not allowed to see him.
(d) She has recently left her family and moved to the palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanta’s saas know she is pregnant?

2. When does one say MemSahib?

3. What is the name of the poem in the epigraph?

4. What is one reason why Radha likes “Othello” so much?

5. Radha is known as what by the people of her village?

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