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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lakshmi learns from her ladies that only a fool lives in water and remains an enemy of what?
(a) The God Varuna.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A fish.
(d) The fisherman.

2. What animal represents Lord Ganesh?
(a) A crocodile.
(b) A snake.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A horse.

3. What is the name that Radha first calls Lakshmi?
(a) Pitaji.
(b) Jiji.
(c) Maa.
(d) Sis.

4. When what Goddess comes to give you her blessing, you should not leave the room to wash your face?
(a) Goddess of Wealth.
(b) Goddess of Love.
(c) Goddess of Power.
(d) Goddess of Education.

5. What are those who spread false information called in the book?
(a) Gossipers.
(b) Hens.
(c) Rumormongers.
(d) Gossip-eaters.

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

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

8. Since what time had the pedestrian walkways of the old Pink City had become narrower, crowded as they were on both sides with tiny, makeshift shops, sometimes with nothing more than an old sari or canvas cloth tenting them?
(a) 1950.
(b) Parition.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) Colonization.

9. What kind of henna meant the woman was loved by her husband?
(a) Lighter henna.
(b) Redder henna.
(c) Darker henna.
(d) Shinier henna.

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

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

12. What is a namaste?
(a) The bringing one’s hands together in a prayer-like position.
(b) A yoga pose in which you balance on one foot.
(c) An Indian delicacy.
(d) An insult.

13. In what city does the story begin?
(a) Shimla.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Jaipur.
(d) Ajar.

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

15. What welcomed the bounties of Goddess Lakshmi? This is what Lakshmi created for the Sharma family.
(a) Henna.
(b) Textiles.
(c) A banquet.
(d) A mandala.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the arrival of Lakshmi, what caste of women painted the hands and feet of Lakshmi’s clients?

2. How old is Radha at the start of the book?

3. What book does Radah read aloud, in impressive English?

4. What do married women wear as a sign to all that they are married?

5. Why is Joyce Harris’ life in danger?

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