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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Lakshmi first meets Kumar, how does she describe his eyes?
(a) The eyes of the intelligent.
(b) The eyes of the cautious.
(c) Light eyes.
(d) Beautiful eyes.

3. What do saffron flowers represent?
(a) Strength.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Virility.
(d) Sterility.

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

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

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

7. What upsets Parvati so much after the party?
(a) Ravi makes a horrible Othello.
(b) She has a fight with Samir.
(c) Radha is found covered in Ravi’s grease paint.
(d) Sheela does not sing very well.

8. What changed everything and changed nothing, according to Part One?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Independence.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Love.

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

10. Why did Lakshmi need to visit her new home every other day?
(a) If she did not, she would have to bicker with the builder, who was quick to cut corners.
(b) She stored her supplies in her new home.
(c) She had to unlock the door and turn on the lights for the builder.
(d) She would become very depressed.

11. Lakshmi views Radha as her penance for what?
(a) Not going back to Agra to get her family.
(b) Being attracted to Samir.
(c) The disgrace she brought upon her parents.
(d) Not finishing school.

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

13. 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) She has always wanted to be in this play.
(d) It is Lakshmi's favorite play.

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

15. What book does Radah read aloud, in impressive English?
(a) Wuthering Heights.
(b) Gulliver's Travels.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Jane Eyre.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the story begin?

2. Who does Lakshmi realize is her “steadfast companion”?

3. What is the name for an Englishman or woman in Hindi?

4. How does Lakshmi confirm that Radha is her sister?

5. What age range is Malik?

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