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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 for an Englishman or woman in Hindi?
(a) Fair-skinned.
(b) Anglais.
(c) Angrezi.
(d) Brit.

2. Why was Kanta able to do graduate studies in England?
(a) Her family never prized their daughters and never considered them the lesser gender.
(b) Kanta is originally from England.
(c) Her family was abroad, while she was in school.
(d) She begged her parents to let her further her studies.

3. What animal represents Lord Ganesh?
(a) A crocodile.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A snake.
(d) A horse.

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

5. What upsets Parvati so much after the party?
(a) She has a fight with Samir.
(b) Radha is found covered in Ravi’s grease paint.
(c) Ravi makes a horrible Othello.
(d) Sheela does not sing very well.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first character the reader meets?

3. What is a game that Lakshmi and Samir often play?

4. Who is quoted as saying, “An eye for any eye makes the whole world blind”?

5. Why is Sheela Sharma an unconventional match for Ravi Singh?

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