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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, pp. 114-171.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Announcing the Dry Season," the narrator says, "The wind that blows up from the plains is called" what?
(a) "The amari."
(b) "The loo."
(c) "The mortar."
(d) "The katana."

3. What word from "A Trade" means favorable or conducive to success?
(a) Colloquial.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Auspicious.
(d) Incendiary.

4. What game does Lakshmi describe playing with Gita in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) "The running around the barn game."
(b) "The American football game."
(c) The game of Spin the Bottle.
(d) "The hopping-on-one-leg game."

5. What does Mumtaz say she will do to Lakshmi if she tries to run away in "Changes"?
(a) Beat her with a metal rod.
(b) Rub hot chilies in her private parts.
(c) Hang her by her fingernails.
(d) Drown her in the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Lakshmi tea in "A Cup of Tea"?

2. When Shahanna is teaching Lakshmi tricks with her shawl in "Everything I Need to Know Now," what does she say to do in order to bring the shy men to her bed?

3. What does the bus do when it encounters a cow sleeping in the middle of the road in "On the Bus"?

4. What does Uncle Husband give to Lakshmi after they have crossed the border in "A Reward"?

5. Where does Lakshmi go for her period of confinement after her first menstruation?

(see the answer key)

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