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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maharani Latika repay Lakshmi?

2. Who feels she or he is fully responsible for Radha’s pregnancy?

3. August 15 is what special day?

4. What is a sign during the move-in ceremony that something is going on with Radha?

5. Why does Lakshmi imagine the letters from Kumar are from Radha?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do things start to go downhill after Lakshmi drops Radha back off at school after their lunch out together?

2. How does Radha show her naivety once Lakshmi tells her she is pregnant?

3. What made Hari change his behavior towards women?

4. What is the name of Maharani Indira’s parrot? Why is he named this?

5. What were signs that Radha was pregnant?

6. What leads Hari to helping poor, injured women?

7. What were signs that Maharani Latika was healing?

8. How did both Lakshmi and Hari's mother hurt him?

9. How are Radha and Malik alike?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the main characters from this book and describe his or her character development throughout the story. What leads to this development? How do other characters and the events surrounding him or her influence him or her? Overall, what are your thoughts about this character? Did your opinion regarding this character stay the same or change? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Perception is a universal theme found in this book. How does perception play a role in the acceptance and inclusion of the characters? How does perception also lead to exclusion and denial? How does this seem to affect the characters in this book? What might the author want you to take away from this book regarding this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Both Hindi and French are used throughout the book. How does the author make these languages stand out? How does she aid you in understanding the meaning of these foreign words? What is the purpose of using both of these languages? Do you think the use of these two languages is effective? Why or why not?

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