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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 is Sheela Sharma an unconventional match for Ravi Singh?
(a) She is unattractive.
(b) She is poor.
(c) She is very intelligent.
(d) She is from a different caste.

2. Why was Kanta able to do graduate studies in England?
(a) Her family never prized their daughters and never considered them the lesser gender.
(b) Her family was abroad, while she was in school.
(c) Kanta is originally from England.
(d) She begged her parents to let her further her studies.

3. How does the author describe word of Lakshmi’s visit to the palace?
(a) Word of her palace visit spread like ghee on a hot chapatti.
(b) Word of her palace visit spread like the plague.
(c) Word of her palace visit spread like wildfire.
(d) Word of her palace visit spread like hotcakes.

4. Why was the touching of feet usually reserved for the lower caste?
(a) Feet are smelly.
(b) Feet are considered delicate.
(c) Feet are considered ugly.
(d) Feet are considered unclean.

5. What is the name that Radha first calls Lakshmi?
(a) Pitaji.
(b) Sis.
(c) Jiji.
(d) Maa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the punishment given to a girl in Mrs. Channa’s class for talking to her friend?

2. Who tells Radha she should leave her village?

3. What does Lakshmi hand Samir, when she sees him after her appointment with Parvati in Part One?

4. What is the most noticeable feature of Hari?

5. Who encouraged and aided Lakshmi in her move to Jaipur?

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