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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did the elder Mrs. Harris stay on in India after her husband died?
(a) She was too nervous to travel all the way back to Britain.
(b) She had fallen in love with the country and its people.
(c) She could not live well in England on her deceased husband’s pension.
(d) Her daughter-in-law was pregnant, and she did not want to leave her alone.

3. What features does Lakshmi have that are unique?
(a) Long limbs and short hair.
(b) Petite features and curly hair.
(c) Jet black hair and dark round eyes.
(d) Blue eyes and fair skin.

4. What do married women wear as a sign to all that they are married?
(a) A bindi.
(b) A sari.
(c) A wig.
(d) A wedding ring.

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

6. What is the name of the poem in the epigraph?
(a) Journey On.
(b) Journey Forward.
(c) Returning Home.
(d) Journey Home.

7. When does one say MemSahib?
(a) When addressing a servant girl.
(b) When addressing a female of an upper caste.
(c) When one is hungry.
(d) When one is angry.

8. Radha is known as what by the people of her village?
(a) The Smart Girl.
(b) The Bad Luck Girl.
(c) The Light-Eyed Girl.
(d) The Sad Girl.

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

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

11. Who is Mr. Pandey?
(a) Sheela Sharma’s music teacher and Lakshmi’s neighbor.
(b) Lakshmi's landlord.
(c) Lakshmi's builder.
(d) Parvati's husband and Lakshmi's friend.

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

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

14. Which is NOT a reason that Lakshmi gives for wanting a home of her own?
(a) To have a place of her own.
(b) To raise a family.
(c) To have a place to care for her elderly parents.
(d) To have Western plumbing.

15. How does Laskhmi describe her own concern for Radha and Radha’s exposure to Western culture?
(a) Far too modern.
(b) Like that of a mother.
(c) Far too Victorian.
(d) Very mild.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the henna party for the girls, how does Sheela make fun of Neeta?

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

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. Parvati’s husband owns what type of firm?

5. What does the Ashoka lion represent?

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