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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. What price was decided upon for Maharani Latika’s henna supplies?
(a) 900 rupees.
(b) 10,000 rupees.
(c) 100 rupees.
(d) 9,000 rupees.

2. What is one reason why Radha likes “Othello” so much?
(a) It is Lakshmi's favorite play.
(b) It was her father’s favorite play.
(c) She loves everything by Shakespeare.
(d) She has always wanted to be in this play.

3. 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) Parition.
(c) 1950.
(d) Colonization.

4. Parvati was born to which caste?
(a) Kshatriya.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) Vaishya.
(d) Shudra.

5. In what city does the story begin?
(a) Shimla.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Ajar.
(d) Jaipur.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Part One begin?

2. When Lakshmi first meets Kumar, how does she describe his eyes?

3. 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?

4. Parvati’s husband owns what type of firm?

5. Why is Ravi home from boarding school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some etiquette lessons that Lakshmi is trying to teach Radha?

4. How had notebooks become important to Lakshmi?

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

6. Why does Lakshmi help women have abortions?

7. Why did Lakshmi's ladies feel comfortable sharing private information with her?

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

9. What does Radha do to try to remove the curse on her family?

10. Describe Lakshmi’s mosaic tile floor.

(see the answer keys)

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