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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. How old does Lakshmi describe her mother as in "Another Calendar"?
(a) 31.
(b) 23.
(c) 42.
(d) 36.
2. What does Lakshmi describe on the posters in "In This Room"?
(a) Monsters and ghosts.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Gods and movie stars.
(d) Mammals and birds.
3. What color dress does the woman wear that purchases Lakshmi at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.
4. What is a daughter compared to in "The Difference Between a Son and a Daughter"?
(a) A cow.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A goat.
(d) A doll.
5. In what country does Lakshmi live with her mother and stepfather?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Happiness House.
(c) India.
(d) Nepal.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Lakshmi's friend who has gone to work as a maid in the city to support her family?
2. What does the name "Muthi" mean, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
3. Into what country does Lakshmi cross with Uncle Husband in the narrative?
4. What answer does Auntie give to the turnip-nosed man when he asks about Lakshmi in "Numbers"?
5. What color does Lakshmi describe her mother's skin as in "Something Beautiful"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Lakshmi's impressions of Auntie change in "Questions and Answers"?
2. What is described in the vignette titled "Another Calendar"?
3. How is irony employed as a significant literary device in Sections 1 and 2 of the novel?
4. What are sons and daughters compared to in "The Difference between a Son and a Daughter"?
5. What custom does Lakshmi partake in when she begins menstruation in "First Blood"?
6. What takes place in "A Trade"? What is the amount of money that is settled upon?
7. What are the instructions for womanhood that Ama relates to Lakshmi in "Everything I Need to Know"?
8. How is the economy of Lakshmi's village described in "Calendar"?
9. What are the names that Lakshmi has given to her cucumbers in "Confession"?
10. How does Lakshmi come to Happiness House? What is the reality of Lakshmi's situation when she arrives?
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