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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. Why is Lakshmi most excited about having her own home?
(a) She has a home in which to raise a family.
(b) It all belongs to her.
(c) She can now show it off to her clients.
(d) Her art will be displayed in the tile floor.

2. Whose home does Lakshmi go in the Pleasure District?
(a) Latika's.
(b) Pooja's.
(c) Shastri's.
(d) Geeta’s.

3. 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) Rookie of the Year.
(c) All-rounder.
(d) Rounders.

4. How does the author describe word of Lakshmi’s visit to the palace?
(a) Word of her palace visit spread like the plague.
(b) Word of her palace visit spread like hotcakes.
(c) Word of her palace visit spread like wildfire.
(d) Word of her palace visit spread like ghee on a hot chapatti.

5. What is the main reason Lakshmi gives for why she believes she deserves all that is coming to her?
(a) She was too busy to care for Radha.
(b) She should have gone back to Agra to get her parents.
(c) She had committed the first sin, deserting her husband.
(d) She should not have been living above her means.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plot dies Malik concoct to get Hari to stop asking Lakshmi for money?

2. What dance does Maharani Latika decide to teach the girls of her school?

3. What is Mrs. Gupta’s reason for canceling her appointment with Lakshmi?

4. What does the bird, Madho Singh frequently say?

5. What is the red-gold liquid Maharani Indira drinks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information gives readers a clue at the beginning of Part Three that something is going on with Radha?

2. Name at least three traditions that are part of a blessing for a new home in Hinduism, according to this story.

3. What were signs that Radha was pregnant?

4. What is the event that puts an end to Lakshmi's business in Jaipur? What are the consequences?

5. Why was Lakshmi nervous about the relationship between Kanta and Radha?

6. What is the last the reader sees of Parvati?

7. How does Radha feel about the school she is attending in Part Three? How do these feelings surface?

8. What are some pros and cons for sending Radha to the Maharani School for Girls?

9. How has Radha changed over the three months she has been with Lakshmi in regards to her relationship with Lakshmi?

10. How are Radha and Malik alike?

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