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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter Seven - Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Radah read aloud, in impressive English?
(a) Gulliver's Travels.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) Wuthering Heights.
(d) Little Women.

2. How does Kanta’s saas know she is pregnant?
(a) Kanta becomes very emotional.
(b) Kanta keeps getting dizzy spells.
(c) Kanta starts gaining weight.
(d) Kanta starts getting nauseous whenever she opens a book.

3. Why is Joyce Harris’ life in danger?
(a) She does not follow Lakshmi's instructions correctly.
(b) She is five months pregnant, rather than four.
(c) She tells her husband what she had done.
(d) She is allergic to the sachets.

4. Why was the touching of feet usually reserved for the lower caste?
(a) Feet are considered delicate.
(b) Feet are smelly.
(c) Feet are considered unclean.
(d) Feet are considered ugly.

5. What is the reason Lakshmi gives for why the Iyengar’s food was spicy?
(a) They were from Sri Lanka.
(b) They were from the south.
(c) They were from the north.
(d) They were from Bangladesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Ashoka lion represent?

2. What features does Lakshmi have that are unique?

3. How is a profession viewed, in regards to women having professions in the novel?

4. What does the builder do to Malik, when Malik tries to pay him the 200 rupees Lakshmi gave him, rather than the full amount owed?

5. Why is Maharani Latika depressed?

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