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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 changed everything and changed nothing, according to Part One?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Independence.
(c) Love.
(d) Bravery.

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

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

4. Which of these is NOT a warning that Lakshmi gives Joyce Harris?
(a) She will bleed and expel large clots of blood.
(b) She will be in a lot of pain.
(c) She will regret her actions.
(d) The sachets may not work.

5. What is the nickname that Malik calls Lakshmi?
(a) Mrs. Shastri.
(b) Maa-Boss.
(c) Auntie-Boss.
(d) Boss-Lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do married women wear as a sign to all that they are married?

2. 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?

3. Who was Parvati Singh’s longest-serving help and nanny to her sons?

4. Which is NOT a reason that Lakshmi gives for wanting a home of her own?

5. Why is Radha not allowed to go to the palace with Lakshmi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the match between Sheela and Ravi so important to Lakshmi?

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

3. Who are the Singhs, both past and present?

4. Why is wealth and gaining wealth so important to Lakshmi?

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

6. Why has shame befallen Lakshmi’s and Radha’s family, based on information given in the Prologue?

7. Why does Lakshmi ask Radha to make the henna paste?

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

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

10. In 1950s India, did individual shame exist? How does Lakshmi explain shame in her culture?

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