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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT a reason that Lakshmi gives for wanting a home of her own?
(a) To have Western plumbing.
(b) To raise a family.
(c) To have a place to care for her elderly parents.
(d) To have a place of her own.

2. Why is Joyce Harris’ life in danger?
(a) She is allergic to the sachets.
(b) She tells her husband what she had done.
(c) She does not follow Lakshmi's instructions correctly.
(d) She is five months pregnant, rather than four.

3. What do married women wear as a sign to all that they are married?
(a) A sari.
(b) A wedding ring.
(c) A bindi.
(d) A wig.

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

5. What is the name of the poem in the epigraph?
(a) Returning Home.
(b) Journey Home.
(c) Journey Forward.
(d) Journey On.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Ashoka lion represent?

2. In what year does the story begin?

3. What is the most noticeable feature of Hari?

4. What is the name for an Englishman or woman in Hindi?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Radha do, when Mrs. Iyengar enters the room, to cover up Mrs. Harris’ groans?

2. Describe Sheela Sharma and Ravi Singh. How are they alike? What evidence from the story supports this?

3. Why are children so important to Indian men?

4. How does Lakshmi describe Jaipur at the beginning of Part One?

5. What did English tea sets such as Parvati’s signify, both before and after independence?

6. Describe the relationship between Lakshmi and her mother-in-law.

7. How is Lakshmi a fallen woman in the eyes of her ladies?

8. What happy news is received at the Singh’s party?

9. What did Munchi give Radha? Why was it so special to her?

10. Why do Indian parents hurry to marry off their children?

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