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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When what Goddess comes to give you her blessing, you should not leave the room to wash your face?
(a) Goddess of Education.
(b) Goddess of Wealth.
(c) Goddess of Love.
(d) Goddess of Power.

2. What type of women did Samir prefer as lovers?
(a) White women.
(b) Married women.
(c) Childless widows.
(d) Prostitutes.

3. Before the arrival of Lakshmi, what caste of women painted the hands and feet of Lakshmi’s clients?
(a) Kshatriya.
(b) Shudra.
(c) Brahmin.
(d) Vaishya.

4. What is the reason Lakshmi gives for why the Iyengar’s food was spicy?
(a) They were from Bangladesh.
(b) They were from Sri Lanka.
(c) They were from the north.
(d) They were from the south.

5. Who tells Radha she should leave her village?
(a) Maa.
(b) Pitaji.
(c) Hari.
(d) Munchi.

6. What is a game that Lakshmi and Samir often play?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Hide and seek.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Trading proverbs.

7. What kind of henna meant the woman was loved by her husband?
(a) Shinier henna.
(b) Redder henna.
(c) Lighter henna.
(d) Darker henna.

8. Who is the first character the reader meets?
(a) Radha.
(b) Hari.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Malik.

9. What is the name that Radha first calls Lakshmi?
(a) Jiji.
(b) Sis.
(c) Pitaji.
(d) Maa.

10. When Lakshmi first sees Samir Singh, how does she feel?
(a) She feels ill.
(b) Her world is suddenly lighter.
(c) She is frustrated.
(d) She feels uncomfortable.

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

12. Why was the touching of feet usually reserved for the lower caste?
(a) Feet are smelly.
(b) Feet are considered unclean.
(c) Feet are considered ugly.
(d) Feet are considered delicate.

13. Why is Sheela Sharma an unconventional match for Ravi Singh?
(a) She is unattractive.
(b) She is very intelligent.
(c) She is from a different caste.
(d) She is poor.

14. What does the Ashoka lion represent?
(a) The new Republic.
(b) The French.
(c) Hindus.
(d) The British.

15. Why is Ravi home from boarding school?
(a) Parvati wants him to help with the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new gymkhana.
(b) Ravi has failed in his studies.
(c) Parvati wants him to pick out a bride.
(d) Ravi is home on summer vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Kumar have for Samir?

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

3. In the story of the goddess Lakshmi, what does the farmer give in return for a magic basket that produced food anytime he desires?

4. What upsets Parvati so much after the party?

5. What does Lakshmi want from Hari?

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