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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 a chowkidar?
(a) A janitor.
(b) A taxi driver.
(c) A gateman.
(d) A gardener.

2. How does Radha speak to Lakshmi by Part Two of the story?
(a) She speaks to Lakshmi as an equal.
(b) She speaks very little to her, using short, curt responses.
(c) She speaks to Lakshmi as if she were her mother.
(d) She does not speak to Lakshmi at all.

3. How does Maharani Latika repay Lakshmi?
(a) She offers her 30,000 rupees.
(b) She buys her a new car.
(c) She asks if Radha would like to attend her school.
(d) She asks if Lakshmi would like to work at her school.

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

5. Why did the elder Mrs. Harris stay on in India after her husband died?
(a) She could not live well in England on her deceased husband’s pension.
(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) Her daughter-in-law was pregnant, and she did not want to leave her alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what is the maharaja turning his palace?

2. In what city does the story begin?

3. What kind of bird is Madho Singh?

4. Who is quoted as saying, “An eye for any eye makes the whole world blind”?

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

(see the answer key)

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