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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 reason Lakshmi gives for why the Iyengar’s food was spicy?
(a) They were from Sri Lanka.
(b) They were from the south.
(c) They were from the north.
(d) They were from Bangladesh.

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

3. What does Hari call Radha the first time he sees her?
(a) Parvati.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Maa.

4. Into what is the maharaja turning his palace?
(a) A temple.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A museum.

5. What do saffron flowers represent?
(a) Strength.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Virility.
(d) Sterility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Kumar have for Samir?

2. What can readers assume is a tonga-walla?

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

4. What is a chowkidar?

5. Lakshmi learns from her ladies that only a fool lives in water and remains an enemy of what?

(see the answer key)

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