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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, pp. 1 – 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Lakshmi describe Gita's mother having purchased after Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A new set of pots.
(c) A new bassinet.
(d) A new stove.

2. How old does Lakshmi describe her mother as in "Another Calendar"?
(a) 23.
(b) 36.
(c) 42.
(d) 31.

3. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?
(a) To prevent miscarriages.
(b) To induce miscarriages.
(c) To prevent coughing disease.
(d) To prevent HIV.

4. How does Lakshmi's mother denote the years of how old she and Lakshmi are in "Another Calendar"?
(a) By notches on her headboard.
(b) By a wall-calendar.
(c) By marks on her wedding trunk.
(d) By marks on her belt.

5. What does the name "Muthi" mean, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
(a) "Size of a potato."
(b) "Size of a handful."
(c) "Size of a mountain."
(d) "Size of the sun."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Announcing the Dry Season," the narrator says, "The wind that blows up from the plains is called" what?

2. What color does Lakshmi describe the huts of her village in "Something Beautiful"?

3. Which of Lakshmi's cucumbers is shaped like a snake, according to the narrator in "Confession"?

4. What does Lakshmi describe rubbing for good luck in "Before Gita Left"?

5. What kind of roof does Lakshmi's family have on their hut in the beginning of the novel?

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