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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 looked down up.
(b) It is humorous.
(c) It is honored.
(d) It is considered very prestigious.

2. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1955.

3. When what Goddess comes to give you her blessing, you should not leave the room to wash your face?
(a) Goddess of Education.
(b) Goddess of Power.
(c) Goddess of Love.
(d) Goddess of Wealth.

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

5. What book does Radah read aloud, in impressive English?
(a) Gulliver's Travels.
(b) Wuthering Heights.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Little Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lakshmi need to visit her new home every other day?

2. What is Malik’s response when Lakshmi tells him to promise her he will never become a thug?

3. What changed everything and changed nothing, according to Part One?

4. What is the name for an Englishman or woman in Hindi?

5. What does Lakshmi hand Samir, when she sees him after her appointment with Parvati in Part One?

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