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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Lakshmi does NOT say she should have done differently?
(a) Refrained from sleeping with a man like Samir, who used women as callously as his son did
(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) Never taken Radha in.

2. Despite her skepticism, Lakshmi has gained a little confidence in what, in regards to the safe delivery of the two babies?
(a) The birthing process.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) The gods.

3. What plot dies Malik concoct to get Hari to stop asking Lakshmi for money?
(a) He convinces Chef to ask Maharani Indira to finance Hari’s good deeds.
(b) He tells Hari Lakshmi is poor.
(c) He tells Hari that Lakshmi has moved.
(d) He convinces Hari to go get a job.

4. Why has Kanta’s doctor advised her to remain lying prone for the remainder of her pregnancy?
(a) She has high blood pressure.
(b) She is spotting blood.
(c) She gets dizzy spells, when she stands up.
(d) She has placenta previa.

5. What does Dr. Kumar call Radha’s baby, saying he will be good at batting and bowling on the cricket field?
(a) Well-rounded.
(b) Rounders.
(c) Rookie of the Year.
(d) All-rounder.

6. To what food does Sheela compare Radha?
(a) Bean pudding.
(b) Cream.
(c) Rice.
(d) An eggplant.

7. What does Hari do when he is lying?
(a) He coughs.
(b) He looks off to the left.
(c) He covers the scar on his chin.
(d) He stutters.

8. What does Samir want from Lakshmi, after their affair?
(a) He wants everything to go back to the way it was.
(b) He wants her to pay back her loan.
(c) He wants her to apologize for Radha's behavior.
(d) He wants her to be his mistress.

9. Why does Hari not tell Lakshmi before why he wanted money from her?
(a) He wanted to keep his work a secret.
(b) She would not have given it to him.
(c) He did not want he to know what he was doing with the money.
(d) She would not have believed him.

10. Why does Lakshmi imagine the letters from Kumar are from Radha?
(a) Kumar speaks of Radha so much in the letters.
(b) Radha wrote them, while Kumar dictated.
(c) She imagines Radha sitting next to him as he wrote the letters.
(d) Kumar wrote them, while Radah dictated.

11. Why does Parvati leave the rupees at Mrs. Sharma's home?
(a) To show off for Mrs. Sharma how much the Singh family spends on henna.
(b) To disgrace Lakshmi in front of Mrs. Sharma.
(c) To make sure Lakshmi received her payment.
(d) To embarrass Mrs. Sharma.

12. How does Kanta’s saas know she is pregnant?
(a) Kanta keeps getting dizzy spells.
(b) Kanta starts getting nauseous whenever she opens a book.
(c) Kanta becomes very emotional.
(d) Kanta starts gaining weight.

13. What is one reason Lakshmi gives for how Samir might have ended up with Radha’s orange pen?
(a) Radha must have lost the pen at the Singh's.
(b) Ravi must have stolen it from Radha.
(c) Radha must have given it to Ravi as a gift.
(d) Samir may have found it at Kanta's home.

14. Toward the end of Part Three, Lakshmi laments the arrival of Radha in her life. What does she call her?
(a) Her personal punishment.
(b) Her personal retribution.
(c) Hert personal hell.
(d) Her personal monsoon.

15. Why does Lakshmi go to Samir for a loan?
(a) She wants an excuse to see Samir.
(b) She wants to get her home completed faster.
(c) She is tired of having to take loans out. She prefers to be in debt to a friend.
(d) The builder demands the loan in full immediately, or he will take possession of her new home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the rituals of the move-in ceremony?

2. What festival takes place every August and is supposed to ensure wedded bliss?

3. How does Lakshmi know that Ravi is the father of Radha's child?

4. What is the term for a Hindu priest who is hired for the move-in ceremony?

5. Who does Maharani Indira hope is having a baby in Part Three?

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