4. What welcomed the bounties of Goddess Lakshmi? This is what Lakshmi created for the Sharma family.
(a) A banquet.
(b) Textiles.
(c) Henna.
(d) A mandala.

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Why was Kanta able to do graduate studies in England?
(a) She begged her parents to let her further her studies.
(b) Her family never prized their daughters and never considered them the lesser gender.
(c) Kanta is originally from England.
(d) Her family was abroad, while she was in school.

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

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

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