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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Ten - Chapter Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the priest uncomfortable agreeing to the ceremony, until Malik gives him another five rupees?
(a) There are no shutters on the windows yet.
(b) There is no electricity yet.
(c) There are no religious shrines yet displayed around the home.
(d) There is no running water yet.

2. What is a game that Lakshmi and Samir often play?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Trading proverbs.
(d) Hide and seek.

3. Nautch girls would conceal what within the henna design on their bodies?
(a) Their names.
(b) Their favorite flowers.
(c) Their pictures.
(d) Their flaws.

4. When Lakshmi first meets Kumar, how does she describe his eyes?
(a) Light eyes.
(b) The eyes of the intelligent.
(c) The eyes of the cautious.
(d) Beautiful eyes.

5. What does Hari call Radha the first time he sees her?
(a) Ganesh.
(b) Maa.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Parvati.

Short Answer Questions

1. When admiring her new home’s mosaic floor, of whom does it remind Lakshmi?

2. Whose home does Lakshmi go in the Pleasure District?

3. Lakshmi views Radha as her penance for what?

4. What is Malik’s advice to Radha, at the end of their discussion regarding where Malik had seen Radha?

5. How does the moment in Part Three with Mrs. Sharma feel?

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