2. Which of these is NOT a warning that Lakshmi gives Joyce Harris?
(a) She will bleed and expel large clots of blood.
(b) She will regret her actions.
(c) The sachets may not work.
(d) She will be in a lot of pain.

3. Who is the first character the reader meets?
(a) Hari.
(b) Radha.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Malik.

4. How does Laskhmi describe her own concern for Radha and Radha’s exposure to Western culture?
(a) Like that of a mother.
(b) Far too modern.
(c) Far too Victorian.
(d) Very mild.

5. Before the arrival of Lakshmi, what caste of women painted the hands and feet of Lakshmi’s clients?
(a) Shudra.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) Vaishya.
(d) Kshatriya.

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

7. 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?
(a) He ridicules Malik.
(b) He boxes Malik’s ears.
(c) He chases after Malik.
(d) He kicks Malik.

8. What age range is Malik?
(a) 12-14 years old.
(b) 6-10 years old.
(c) 5-6 years old.
(d) 10-12 years old.

9. What is the name of the poem in the epigraph?
(a) Journey On.
(b) Journey Home.
(c) Journey Forward.
(d) Returning Home.

10. Radha is known as what by the people of her village?
(a) The Sad Girl.
(b) The Light-Eyed Girl.
(c) The Bad Luck Girl.
(d) The Smart Girl.

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

12. How old is Radha at the start of the book?
(a) 13 years old.
(b) 30 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

13. Why was Kanta able to do graduate studies in England?
(a) Her family was abroad, while she was in school.
(b) Kanta is originally from England.
(c) She begged her parents to let her further her studies.
(d) Her family never prized their daughters and never considered them the lesser gender.

14. Samir convinces Gupta to pay Naraya to build toilets and says, "to a clerk a bribe; to a Brahmin" a what?
(a) Bride.
(b) Meal.
(c) Sin.
(d) Gift.

15. Parvati was born to which caste?
(a) Vaishya.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) Shudra.
(d) Kshatriya.