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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, pp. 224 – 263.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lakshmi show to the American in "Digital Magic"?
(a) A calendar.
(b) A ring.
(c) A photo of her family.
(d) Her American storybook.

2. What words does Lakshmi say to the American in the end of "Believing"?
(a) "She will kill me."
(b) "Please save me."
(c) "My name is Lakshmi and I am thirteen years old."
(d) "A clean place. I want to go there."

3. How many days does Lakshmi say it has been since the hugging man came in "Still Not Counting"?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 12.

4. Where is Mumtaz when the raid occurs in "Raid"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) Being fitted for a new sari.
(c) At the grocery store.
(d) At the police station.

5. How much money does Lakshmi's stepfather ask for Lakshmi when he sells her at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) 850 rupees.
(b) 500 rupees.
(c) 1,000 rupees.
(d) 2,000 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl that Lakshmi describes as "the aging bird girl" at Happiness House?

2. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?

3. After bringing her free tea for a week, what does the tea vendor give to Lakshmi as a gift?

4. What does Shahanna ask of Lakshmi when Lakshmi tells her about the American in "A Secret"?

5. What disability does Lakshmi describe her stepfather having in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?

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