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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter One - Chapter Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Parvati Singh’s longest-serving help and nanny to her sons?
(a) Samir.
(b) Lakshmi.
(c) Lala.
(d) Chowkidar.

2. What type of women did Samir prefer as lovers?
(a) White women.
(b) Married women.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Childless widows.

3. How does Lakshmi confirm that Radha is her sister?
(a) Radha is able to complete the nursery rhyme their father had made up and sung to them.
(b) Radha does a traditional Indian dance.
(c) Radha shows Lakshmi her birth certificate.
(d) Radha recites part of Othello.

4. Who does Lakshmi realize is her “steadfast companion”?
(a) Radha.
(b) Her religion.
(c) Malik.
(d) Work.

5. What is the name for an Englishman or woman in Hindi?
(a) Angrezi.
(b) Anglais.
(c) Fair-skinned.
(d) Brit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lakshmi learns from her ladies that only a fool lives in water and remains an enemy of what?

2. What does Hari call Radha the first time he sees her?

3. How does Radha react when Sheela does not want Malik to help them with a design for the Sharma party?

4. In what year does the story begin?

5. What does the Ashoka lion represent?

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