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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter One - Chapter Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name that Radha first calls Lakshmi?
(a) Sis.
(b) Jiji.
(c) Maa.
(d) Pitaji.

2. What are those who spread false information called in the book?
(a) Gossip-eaters.
(b) Rumormongers.
(c) Gossipers.
(d) Hens.

3. Who was Parvati Singh’s longest-serving help and nanny to her sons?
(a) Chowkidar.
(b) Samir.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Lala.

4. What is a namaste?
(a) The bringing one’s hands together in a prayer-like position.
(b) An Indian delicacy.
(c) A yoga pose in which you balance on one foot.
(d) An insult.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Lakshmi first sees Samir Singh, how does she feel?

3. What act do women, in particular, do as a sign of respect in Indian culture?

4. Who is the first character the reader meets?

5. Why was the touching of feet usually reserved for the lower caste?

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