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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. Nautch girls would conceal what within the henna design on their bodies?
(a) Their names.
(b) Their pictures.
(c) Their favorite flowers.
(d) Their flaws.

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

3. When Lakshmi first meets Kumar, how does she describe his eyes?
(a) The eyes of the intelligent.
(b) Beautiful eyes.
(c) Light eyes.
(d) The eyes of the cautious.

4. Why did the elder Mrs. Harris stay on in India after her husband died?
(a) Her daughter-in-law was pregnant, and she did not want to leave her alone.
(b) She had fallen in love with the country and its people.
(c) She was too nervous to travel all the way back to Britain.
(d) She could not live well in England on her deceased husband’s pension.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what is the maharaja turning his palace?

2. What does Lakshmi want from Hari?

3. At the henna party for the girls, how does Sheela make fun of Neeta?

4. What is the most noticeable feature of Hari?

5. What is the name of the poem in the epigraph?

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