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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Lakshmi go for her period of confinement after her first menstruation?
(a) The attic.
(b) The church.
(c) The basement.
(d) The goat shed.

3. 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) Gita.
(b) Shahanna.
(c) Ama.
(d) Anita.

4. What kind of vendor calls out to sell his wares below Lakshmi's window in "What I Don't Do"?
(a) A roti vendor.
(b) A popcorn vendor.
(c) A peanut vendor.
(d) An onion vendor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the boy that Lakshmi is promised to marry in "Before Gita Left"?

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

3. Who is Lakshmi's friend who has gone to work as a maid in the city to support her family?

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

5. What is Auntie Mumtaz wearing when Lakshmi first meets her in "Ten Thousand Rupees"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lakshmi's impressions of Auntie change in "Questions and Answers"?

2. How does Lakshmi describe her journey in "A New World"?

3. How is irony employed as a significant literary device in Sections 1 and 2 of the novel?

4. How does Lakshmi come to Happiness House? What is the reality of Lakshmi's situation when she arrives?

5. Who is Gita? What is Lakshmi's relationship with Gita in the narrative?

6. What are sons and daughters compared to in "The Difference between a Son and a Daughter"?

7. How are the themes of corruption and gender inequality illustrated in Section 2 of the narrative?

8. What are the names that Lakshmi has given to her cucumbers in "Confession"?

9. What does a tin roof symbolize for Lakshmi in the novel?

10. What is described in the vignette titled "Another Calendar"?

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