View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, pp. 52-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Lakshmi's black-and-white speckled goat that follows her at home?
(a) Mimi.
(b) Bilma.
(c) Ama.
(d) Tali.

2. Who gave Lakshmi the notebook that she carries in her pack as she makes her way with Auntie?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her teacher.

3. What color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

4. Through how many villages does Lakshmi say she has traveled with Auntie in the beginning of "A New World"?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

5. In "Seeing a Girl with a Long Black Braid," the narrator says, "There are a thousand girls in the city. But so far, none of them is" whom?
(a) Ama.
(b) Shahanna.
(c) Gita.
(d) Anita.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?

2. What does Auntie do to make Lakshmi keep walking ahead in "Moving Forward"?

3. How old does Lakshmi describe her mother as in "Another Calendar"?

4. How much money does Lakshmi's stepfather ask for Lakshmi when he sells her at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?

5. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's mother having purchased after Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 240 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample