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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 disability does Lakshmi describe her stepfather having in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He has a lame arm.
(d) He has a lame leg.

2. Lakshmi says in Section 1 that her stepfather looks at her the same way he looks at what vegetables growing in front of their hut?
(a) Peas.
(b) Cucumbers.
(c) Peppers.
(d) Potatoes.

3. What kind of alcoholic beverage do the men of Lakshmi's village drink during the festivals?
(a) Palm wine.
(b) Sake.
(c) Rice beer.
(d) Plum wine.

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

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

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 item does Lakshmi describe Gita's father having purchased since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?

3. What does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?

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

5. What color does Lakshmi describe her mother's skin as in "Something Beautiful"?

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