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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 does the Ashoka lion represent?
(a) The new Republic.
(b) Hindus.
(c) The British.
(d) The French.

2. Why is Radha not allowed to go to the palace with Lakshmi?
(a) Lakshmi says she does not know Radha that well and cannot trust her.
(b) Radha has not bathed recently.
(c) Only Lakshmi is given permission to go to the palace.
(d) She has to attend school.

3. What is the name of the poem in the epigraph?
(a) Journey Home.
(b) Journey On.
(c) Journey Forward.
(d) Returning Home.

4. What does Lakshmi hand Samir, when she sees him after her appointment with Parvati in Part One?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) Three muslin sachets.
(c) 300 rupees.
(d) His sandals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is a profession viewed, in regards to women having professions in the novel?

2. Why did the elder Mrs. Harris stay on in India after her husband died?

3. What features does Lakshmi have that are unique?

4. What does the builder do to Malik, when Malik tries to pay him the 200 rupees Lakshmi gave him, rather than the full amount owed?

5. What book does Radah read aloud, in impressive English?

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