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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Ten - Chapter Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Radha at the start of the book?
(a) 13 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 30 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

2. Lakshmi learns from her ladies that only a fool lives in water and remains an enemy of what?
(a) The God Varuna.
(b) The fisherman.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A fish.

3. What is the term for a Hindu priest who is hired for the move-in ceremony?
(a) A poplar.
(b) A pandey.
(c) A pandit.
(d) A pope.

4. How does Lakshmi confirm that Radha is her sister?
(a) Radha is able to complete the nursery rhyme their father had made up and sung to them.
(b) Radha shows Lakshmi her birth certificate.
(c) Radha recites part of Othello.
(d) Radha does a traditional Indian dance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakshmi want from Hari?

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

3. Radha shows an unusual ability to grasp what concepts?

4. Before the arrival of Lakshmi, what caste of women painted the hands and feet of Lakshmi’s clients?

5. Why is Joyce Harris’ life in danger?

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