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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What act do women, in particular, do as a sign of respect in Indian culture?
(a) Pull their saris over their hair.
(b) Kiss each other's cheeks.
(c) Hug.
(d) Kneel down.

2. How does Radha react when Sheela does not want Malik to help them with a design for the Sharma party?
(a) She ignores Sheela.
(b) She becomes very upset and almost throws rocks at Sheela.
(c) She feels relief that Malik will not be helping them.
(d) She feels a bit sorry for Malik.

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

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

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

6. What is the most noticeable feature of Hari?
(a) His long, dark hair.
(b) A long, bumpy scar from his bottom lip to his chin.
(c) His short stature.
(d) A mole on his cheek.

7. 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.

8. 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) The Great Depression.
(b) 1950.
(c) Colonization.
(d) Parition.

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

10. What does the builder do to Malik, when Malik tries to pay him the 200 rupees Lakshmi gave him, rather than the full amount owed?
(a) He boxes Malik’s ears.
(b) He chases after Malik.
(c) He ridicules Malik.
(d) He kicks Malik.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does one say MemSahib?

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

3. Why is Sheela Sharma an unconventional match for Ravi Singh?

4. What type of women did Samir prefer as lovers?

5. What does Hari call Radha the first time he sees her?

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