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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. Why does Lakshmi go to Samir for a loan?
(a) She wants to get her home completed faster.
(b) She is tired of having to take loans out. She prefers to be in debt to a friend.
(c) The builder demands the loan in full immediately, or he will take possession of her new home.
(d) She wants an excuse to see Samir.

2. What is the punishment given to a girl in Mrs. Channa’s class for talking to her friend?
(a) She has to write an apology to the teacher.
(b) She has to squat with her arms under her knees and pull on her ears. Like a rooster.
(c) She is suspended.
(d) She has to sit in the corner with a dunce cap on her head.

3. What age range is Malik?
(a) 6-10 years old.
(b) 10-12 years old.
(c) 5-6 years old.
(d) 12-14 years old.

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

5. Before the arrival of Lakshmi, what caste of women painted the hands and feet of Lakshmi’s clients?
(a) Shudra.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) Vaishya.
(d) Kshatriya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Lakshmi give Radha in which Radha's response is that she will worry she will lose it and get in trouble?

2. When Lakshmi first sees Samir Singh, how does she feel?

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. Why was Kanta able to do graduate studies in England?

5. What is a chowkidar?

(see the answer key)

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