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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter Seven - Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason Lakshmi gives for why the Iyengar’s food was spicy?
(a) They were from the south.
(b) They were from Sri Lanka.
(c) They were from Bangladesh.
(d) They were from the north.

2. What does the bird, Madho Singh frequently say?
(a) Silly Indira!
(b) Polly want a cracker!
(c) Namaste! Bonjour! Welcome!
(d) I love you!

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT a reason that Lakshmi gives for wanting a home of her own?

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

3. What age range is Malik?

4. Why does Lakshmi go to Samir for a loan?

5. Why is Sheela Sharma an unconventional match for Ravi Singh?

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