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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 nickname that Malik calls Lakshmi?
(a) Mrs. Shastri.
(b) Auntie-Boss.
(c) Maa-Boss.
(d) Boss-Lady.

2. What welcomed the bounties of Goddess Lakshmi? This is what Lakshmi created for the Sharma family.
(a) A banquet.
(b) Textiles.
(c) A mandala.
(d) Henna.

3. What type of women did Samir prefer as lovers?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Childless widows.
(c) Married women.
(d) White women.

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

5. What nickname does Kumar have for Samir?
(a) Singh.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Sampson.
(d) Mir.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Radha at the start of the book?

2. When what Goddess comes to give you her blessing, you should not leave the room to wash your face?

3. What do saffron flowers represent?

4. In the story of the goddess Lakshmi, what does the farmer give in return for a magic basket that produced food anytime he desires?

5. How does Laskhmi describe her own concern for Radha and Radha’s exposure to Western culture?

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