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

2. What is Sheela Sharma’s very difficult demand, if she is to marry Ravi?
(a) She does not want to live with her in-laws.
(b) She does not want to have children.
(c) She does not want to take his name.
(d) She does not want to wear a bindi.

3. What do the two bamboo poles and the string of mango leaf garland symbolize?
(a) Security.
(b) Hope.
(c) Trust in the gods.
(d) Fertility.

4. What happened to Kumar's parents?
(a) They deserted him.
(b) They gave him up for adoption.
(c) They died of small pox.
(d) They died in a car accident.

5. What reason does Mrs. Sharma give for why she has to stick by Parvati?
(a) Parvati is her best friend.
(b) She believes Parvati.
(c) Once Sheela and Ravi are married, they will all be one family.
(d) She and Parvati are members of the same caste.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells Radha she should leave her village?

3. What can readers assume is a tonga-walla?

4. What book does Radah read aloud, in impressive English?

5. By Part Four, Lakshmi feels she has known Radha for how long?

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