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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 does Laskhmi describe her own concern for Radha and Radha’s exposure to Western culture?
(a) Far too modern.
(b) Far too Victorian.
(c) Very mild.
(d) Like that of a mother.

2. Why does the idea appeal to Radha to start a family at 13?
(a) She has never really had a family.
(b) All of her classmates are getting married and having babies.
(c) Lakshmi was 13 when she married.
(d) She loves babies.

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

4. What dance does Maharani Latika decide to teach the girls of her school?
(a) The waltz.
(b) Bollywood.
(c) Kathak.
(d) The foxtrot.

5. What does Dr. Kumar call Radha’s baby, saying he will be good at batting and bowling on the cricket field?
(a) Rookie of the Year.
(b) Well-rounded.
(c) Rounders.
(d) All-rounder.

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. What does Hari do when he is lying?

3. Why does Lakshmi turn down Maharani Latika’s invite to watch her teach the girls to dance?

4. Why is Ravi home from boarding school?

5. What does the Ashoka lion represent?

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