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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What dance does Maharani Latika decide to teach the girls of her school?
(a) Kathak.
(b) Bollywood.
(c) The foxtrot.
(d) The waltz.
2. What is the centuries-old tradition known as purdah?
(a) The adoption of the next maharaja.
(b) The maharajas are able to choose their own wives.
(c) The type of food cooked at the palace.
(d) The palace females live separately from the males.
3. When Parvati arrives at Lakshmi's home, what does Malik politely demand of her?
(a) That she leave.
(b) That she pay Lakshmi what she was owed.
(c) That she remove her shoes.
(d) That she hold her tongue.
4. What is one thing Lakshmi does NOT say she should have done differently?
(a) Never taken Radha in.
(b) Kept a closer eye on Radha, whom I was supposed to protect.
(c) Demanded Parvati pay me up front for a marriage arrangement far more brilliant than the average matchmaker could have devised.
(d) Refrained from sleeping with a man like Samir, who used women as callously as his son did
5. Why does Lakshmi believe Ravi is more to blame than Radha for their relationship and subsequent pregnancy?
(a) He has done this to other girls in the past.
(b) He is wealthy.
(c) He is older than Radha.
(d) He is a boy.
6. What does Kanta admire most about Lakshmi?
(a) She sells contraceptive teas.
(b) She has a strong sense of responsibility.
(c) She does not take no for an answer.
(d) She has street smarts.
7. What was Hari’s mother’s response to Lakshmi taking the money and her herb pot?
(a) Namaste.
(b) Shabash.
(c) Hai Ram!
(d) Shalom.
8. What movie is the inspiration for Radha’s dress for the ceremony?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. 55.
(b) Some Like It Hot.
(c) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(d) Cleopatra.
9. What is Sheela Sharma’s very difficult demand, if she is to marry Ravi?
(a) She does not want to have children.
(b) She does not want to wear a bindi.
(c) She does not want to take his name.
(d) She does not want to live with her in-laws.
10. How does Lakshmi know that Ravi is the father of Radha's child?
(a) As Radha starts to tell about the boy, she mentions that he apologized for what had happened at the holiday party.
(b) Radha tells her right away he is the father.
(c) Samir told Lakshmi he had seen Radah and Ravi together.
(d) She has caught Radha with Ravi.
11. Henna appointments usually fell off in what months?
(a) June and July.
(b) January and February.
(c) May and June.
(d) July and August.
12. What kind of bird is Madho Singh?
(a) An Alexandrine parakeet.
(b) A Himalayan parrot.
(c) A green parrot.
(d) A love bird.
13. How does Maharani Latika repay Lakshmi?
(a) She asks if Radha would like to attend her school.
(b) She asks if Lakshmi would like to work at her school.
(c) She buys her a new car.
(d) She offers her 30,000 rupees.
14. At the beginning of Part Three, Chapter 10, what is still not completed on Lakshmi’s new home?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The tile floor.
(c) There is no electricity.
(d) The roof.
15. How does Samir always make Lakshmi feel?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Uncomfortable.
(c) Safe.
(d) Angry.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the first person Lakshmi believes could be the father of Radha’s child?
2. What is Malik’s advice to Radha, at the end of their discussion regarding where Malik had seen Radha?
3. What is the main reason Lakshmi gives for why she believes she deserves all that is coming to her?
4. What does Hari do when he is lying?
5. Lakshmi tells Radha she is what, if she believes the father of her baby will marry her?
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