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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 is the name that Radha first calls Lakshmi?
(a) Jiji.
(b) Pitaji.
(c) Sis.
(d) Maa.
2. What price was decided upon for Maharani Latika’s henna supplies?
(a) 900 rupees.
(b) 9,000 rupees.
(c) 100 rupees.
(d) 10,000 rupees.
3. Why did the elder Mrs. Harris stay on in India after her husband died?
(a) She had fallen in love with the country and its people.
(b) She could not live well in England on her deceased husband’s pension.
(c) She was too nervous to travel all the way back to Britain.
(d) Her daughter-in-law was pregnant, and she did not want to leave her alone.
4. What does Hari call Radha the first time he sees her?
(a) Maa.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Parvati.
(d) Lakshmi.
5. Who was Parvati Singh’s longest-serving help and nanny to her sons?
(a) Samir.
(b) Chowkidar.
(c) Lala.
(d) Lakshmi.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Mr. Pandey?
2. What welcomed the bounties of Goddess Lakshmi? This is what Lakshmi created for the Sharma family.
3. What book does Radah read aloud, in impressive English?
4. Lakshmi views Radha as her penance for what?
5. Lakshmi learns from her ladies that only a fool lives in water and remains an enemy of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lakshmi describe Jaipur at the beginning of Part One?
2. How is Lakshmi a fallen woman in the eyes of her ladies?
3. Why did the women of the upper caste choose Lakshmi over the women of the Shudra caste?
4. Describe the Old Pink City.
5. What does Radha do to try to remove the curse on her family?
6. Describe the relationship between Lakshmi and her mother-in-law.
7. How did the end of the Singh’s party end in trouble for Lakshmi?
8. Why does Lakshmi consider Sheela Sharma a good match for Ravi?
9. Why did Lakshmi's ladies feel comfortable sharing private information with her?
10. Why has shame befallen Lakshmi’s and Radha’s family, based on information given in the Prologue?
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