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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is quoted as saying, “An eye for any eye makes the whole world blind”?
(a) Gandhi-ji.
(b) Pitaji.
(c) Jiji.
(d) Munchi-ji.

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

8. How is a profession viewed, in regards to women having professions in the novel?
(a) It is looked down up.
(b) It is honored.
(c) It is humorous.
(d) It is considered very prestigious.

9. Why is Radha not allowed to go to the palace with Lakshmi?
(a) She has to attend school.
(b) Only Lakshmi is given permission to go to the palace.
(c) Lakshmi says she does not know Radha that well and cannot trust her.
(d) Radha has not bathed recently.

10. What does Hari call Radha the first time he sees her?
(a) Ganesh.
(b) Lakshmi.
(c) Maa.
(d) Parvati.

11. 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) Her daughter-in-law was pregnant, and she did not want to leave her alone.
(c) She could not live well in England on her deceased husband’s pension.
(d) She had fallen in love with the country and its people.

12. How old is Radha at the start of the book?
(a) 15 years old.
(b) 30 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 13 years old.

13. What can readers assume is a tonga-walla?
(a) A wagon.
(b) A yellow cab driver.
(c) A bus driver.
(d) The driver of a horse-drawn cart.

14. Who encouraged and aided Lakshmi in her move to Jaipur?
(a) Parvati.
(b) Hari.
(c) Samir.
(d) Her saas.

15. Who was Parvati Singh’s longest-serving help and nanny to her sons?
(a) Lakshmi.
(b) Chowkidar.
(c) Samir.
(d) Lala.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lakshmi need to visit her new home every other day?

2. Who is the first character the reader meets?

3. Into what is the maharaja turning his palace?

4. What act do women, in particular, do as a sign of respect in Indian culture?

5. Why is Joyce Harris’ life in danger?

(see the answer keys)

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