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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 get out of the adoption contract?
(a) Kumar writes down that the baby has been stillborn.
(b) Lakshmi contacts Maharani Indira and tells her the adoption is off.
(c) Kumar writes down that the baby is a girl, not a boy.
(d) Kumar writes down a heartbeat that indicates an enlarged heart.

2. What plot dies Malik concoct to get Hari to stop asking Lakshmi for money?
(a) He tells Hari Lakshmi is poor.
(b) He convinces Hari to go get a job.
(c) He tells Hari that Lakshmi has moved.
(d) He convinces Chef to ask Maharani Indira to finance Hari’s good deeds.

3. What is the reason Mr. Sharma gives for not installing air conditioning in his home?
(a) Air conditioning is unnatural.
(b) Air conditioning is a fad and will soon go out of style.
(c) Sweating helps rid the body of toxins.
(d) He does not want to waste money on his family.

4. Why was Kanta able to do graduate studies in England?
(a) Kanta is originally from England.
(b) Her family was abroad, while she was in school.
(c) Her family never prized their daughters and never considered them the lesser gender.
(d) She begged her parents to let her further her studies.

5. What does Kanta admire most about Lakshmi?
(a) She has a strong sense of responsibility.
(b) She sells contraceptive teas.
(c) She does not take no for an answer.
(d) She has street smarts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a namaste?

2. What is a game that Lakshmi and Samir often play?

3. Who was Parvati Singh’s longest-serving help and nanny to her sons?

4. August 15 is what special day?

5. Why does Lakshmi go to Samir for a loan?

(see the answer key)

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