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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 7 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is interesting about Singhji the night Gouri is ill?
(a) He reveals that he is quitting.
(b) He does not want the girls to go to school.
(c) He has a medical degree.
(d) He has never been in the house before.

2. Who tells Sudha the story of her father?
(a) Pishi.
(b) Anju.
(c) Nalinni.
(d) Gouri.

3. Which word does Sudha believe to be the first one written on her forehead?
(a) Thin.
(b) Small.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Lazy.

4. What kinds of fruit does Pishi set out to dry?
(a) Prunes.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Apples.

5. Which of the following do the girls have to battle in Chapters 4 - 6?
(a) Family.
(b) Their own bond.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to scream and cry loudly when Gouri is ill?

2. When Gopal was away from home for three days and finally returned, what did he have with him?

3. What was the name of the city in which the movie was showing?

4. A relationship between which two characters is foreshadowed in the early chapters of the novel?

5. How did the women feel when Gopal and the other man were going on a trip?

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