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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapter Eighteen - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose home does Radha run away after arguing with Lakshmi about her pregnancy?
(a) Parvati.
(b) Kanta.
(c) Hari.
(d) Malik.

2. What does Kanta admire most about Lakshmi?
(a) She does not take no for an answer.
(b) She has street smarts.
(c) She sells contraceptive teas.
(d) She has a strong sense of responsibility.

3. What was Hari’s mother’s response to Lakshmi taking the money and her herb pot?
(a) Hai Ram!
(b) Shalom.
(c) Namaste.
(d) Shabash.

4. Since what time had the pedestrian walkways of the old Pink City had become narrower, crowded as they were on both sides with tiny, makeshift shops, sometimes with nothing more than an old sari or canvas cloth tenting them?
(a) Colonization.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) 1950.
(d) Parition.

5. In what city does Part One begin?
(a) Jaipur.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Agra.
(d) Shimla.

Short Answer Questions

1. Parvati was born to which caste?

2. What do the two bamboo poles and the string of mango leaf garland symbolize?

3. What dance does Maharani Latika decide to teach the girls of her school?

4. According to the narrator, where did most families live during British rule?

5. What price was decided upon for Maharani Latika’s henna supplies?

(see the answer key)

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