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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. Who is Mr. Pandey?
(a) Lakshmi's builder.
(b) Lakshmi's landlord.
(c) Sheela Sharma’s music teacher and Lakshmi’s neighbor.
(d) Parvati's husband and Lakshmi's friend.

2. Who is quoted as saying, “An eye for any eye makes the whole world blind”?
(a) Gandhi-ji.
(b) Jiji.
(c) Munchi-ji.
(d) Pitaji.

3. Why did Lakshmi need to visit her new home every other day?
(a) If she did not, she would have to bicker with the builder, who was quick to cut corners.
(b) She would become very depressed.
(c) She stored her supplies in her new home.
(d) She had to unlock the door and turn on the lights for the builder.

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

5. How does Radha react when Sheela does not want Malik to help them with a design for the Sharma party?
(a) She ignores Sheela.
(b) She feels relief that Malik will not be helping them.
(c) She feels a bit sorry for Malik.
(d) She becomes very upset and almost throws rocks at Sheela.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Parvati Singh’s longest-serving help and nanny to her sons?

2. Nautch girls would conceal what within the henna design on their bodies?

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

4. What do saffron flowers represent?

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

(see the answer key)

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