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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Lakshmi need to visit her new home every other day?
(a) She stored her supplies in her new home.
(b) She would become very depressed.
(c) If she did not, she would have to bicker with the builder, who was quick to cut corners.
(d) She had to unlock the door and turn on the lights for the builder.

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

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

4. Lakshmi views Radha as her penance for what?
(a) Not going back to Agra to get her family.
(b) Being attracted to Samir.
(c) The disgrace she brought upon her parents.
(d) Not finishing school.

5. Which is NOT a reason that Lakshmi gives for wanting a home of her own?
(a) To raise a family.
(b) To have Western plumbing.
(c) To have a place to care for her elderly parents.
(d) To have a place of her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the henna party for the girls, how does Sheela make fun of Neeta?

2. Which of these is NOT a warning that Lakshmi gives Joyce Harris?

3. What is the name for an Englishman or woman in Hindi?

4. What is a chowkidar?

5. According to the narrator, where did most families live during British rule?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the match between Sheela and Ravi so important to Lakshmi?

2. Why do Indian parents hurry to marry off their children?

3. What is Parvati's reaction regarding Lala's niece and Lala's pleas?

4. How had notebooks become important to Lakshmi?

5. What is the purpose of Lakshmi’s tiffin?

6. Why is wealth and gaining wealth so important to Lakshmi?

7. Describe the Old Pink City.

8. How is Lakshmi a fallen woman in the eyes of her ladies?

9. Why did the women of the upper caste choose Lakshmi over the women of the Shudra caste?

10. Why does Lakshmi consider Sheela Sharma a good match for Ravi?

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