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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapter Eighteen - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lakshmi want from Hari?
(a) Money.
(b) A divorce.
(c) Love.
(d) An apology.

3. What is one reason why Radha likes “Othello” so much?
(a) She has always wanted to be in this play.
(b) She loves everything by Shakespeare.
(c) It was her father’s favorite play.
(d) It is Lakshmi's favorite play.

4. What is the centuries-old tradition known as purdah?
(a) The adoption of the next maharaja.
(b) The palace females live separately from the males.
(c) The maharajas are able to choose their own wives.
(d) The type of food cooked at the palace.

5. What animal represents Lord Ganesh?
(a) A snake.
(b) A horse.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A crocodile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What of Lakshmi’s is tied to the accusations and rumors about her?

2. What do married women wear as a sign to all that they are married?

3. Kanta does what to Lakshmi, which is a gesture usually reserved for elders and holy men?

4. How is a profession viewed, in regards to women having professions in the novel?

5. What does Hari call Radha the first time he sees her?

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