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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. When admiring her new home’s mosaic floor, of whom does it remind Lakshmi?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Hari.
(c) Parvati.
(d) The pleasure women of Agra.

2. What price was decided upon for Maharani Latika’s henna supplies?
(a) 900 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 10,000 rupees.
(d) 9,000 rupees.

3. What act do women, in particular, do as a sign of respect in Indian culture?
(a) Kiss each other's cheeks.
(b) Hug.
(c) Kneel down.
(d) Pull their saris over their hair.

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

5. What movie is the inspiration for Radha’s dress for the ceremony?
(a) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. 55.
(c) Some Like It Hot.
(d) Cleopatra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason Lakshmi gives for how Samir might have ended up with Radha’s orange pen?

2. What do saffron flowers represent?

3. What upsets Parvati so much after the party?

4. Why does Kanta think exposing Radha to Western ways would be good for her?

5. Who does Maharani Indira hope is having a baby in Part Three?

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