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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When admiring her new home’s mosaic floor, of whom does it remind Lakshmi?
(a) The pleasure women of Agra.
(b) Hari.
(c) Parvati.
(d) Her mother.

2. Who does Lakshmi realize is her “steadfast companion”?
(a) Radha.
(b) Work.
(c) Her religion.
(d) Malik.

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

4. Since what time had the pedestrian walkways of the old Pink City had become narrower, crowded as they were on both sides with tiny, makeshift shops, sometimes with nothing more than an old sari or canvas cloth tenting them?
(a) Parition.
(b) 1950.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) Colonization.

5. What is a namaste?
(a) A yoga pose in which you balance on one foot.
(b) The bringing one’s hands together in a prayer-like position.
(c) An Indian delicacy.
(d) An insult.

6. At the henna party for the girls, how does Sheela make fun of Neeta?
(a) She makes fun of Neeta's nose.
(b) She makes fun of Neeta's mother.
(c) She makes fun of Neeta's singing.
(d) She makes fun of Neeta's dancing.

7. 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.

8. In what city does the story begin?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) Shimla.
(c) Ajar.
(d) Jaipur.

9. Nautch girls would conceal what within the henna design on their bodies?
(a) Their pictures.
(b) Their names.
(c) Their favorite flowers.
(d) Their flaws.

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

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

12. In what city does Part One begin?
(a) Shimla.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Agra.
(d) Jaipur.

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

14. What does Lakshmi hand Samir, when she sees him after her appointment with Parvati in Part One?
(a) 300 rupees.
(b) His sandals.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) Three muslin sachets.

15. Into what is the maharaja turning his palace?
(a) A museum.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the poem in the epigraph?

2. Why is Radha not allowed to go to the palace with Lakshmi?

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. Why is Ravi home from boarding school?

5. What is the most noticeable feature of Hari?

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