1 Why does Ama want a tin roof? She likes the sound of rain on a tin roof A tin roof provides passive heating A tin roof is a symbol of respectability The thatch roof leaks 2 Why is Gita's family welathier than Lakshmi's family? Gita works as a maid in the city The family has fewer children Gita's brother married a rich girl Both of Gita's parents work 3 How does Lakshmi's stepfather view her? As a beloved daughter As a way of making money As a potential bride As a nuisance 4 Which dynamic best describes Lakshmi's relationship with Taili? Mother and daughter Sisters Adversaries Best friends 5 According to Lakshmi's stepfather, why doesn't he work? No one will hire a one-armed man He never went to school He is addicted to gambling He is too dignified to work 6 According to Lakshmi's stepfather, what is the difference between a son and a daughter? A son stays with the family, a daughter leaves when she marries A son is a nuisance, and a daughter is a delight A son takes after his father, a daughter takes after her mother A son is loved, and a daughter is useful 7 How do people on the mountain measure time? By holidays By seasons By women's woes By months 8 Which phrase best describes a woman's life in Lakshmi's village? Defined by friendship Full of loss Full of pleasure Defined by marriage 9 Why does Lakshmi hide for seven days? Her mother is in labor She was caught stealing sweets She got her first menstrual period Her stepfather wants to sell her 10 What changes after Lakshmi's first blood? She has to behave modestly around men and prepare for marriage Nothing She can move to the city to work She can get married 11 According to Ama, why do women suffer? Because men oppress women Because women have no rights under the law Because it is a woman's fate to suffer Because women love their children too much 12 According to Ama, how does a woman "triumph"? By marrying well By bearing a son By enduring By escaping the village 13 What does Lakshmi's father do during the drought? Gambles away the rice paddy Sells Ama's earrings Sells Lakshmi's cucumbers Auctions off Lakshmi's hand in marriage 14 What "luxury" costs Ama and Lakshmi nothing? Enjoying the sound of the rain Smoking cigarettes Listening to the baby's laughter Imaging what might be 15 What disaster prompts Lakshmi's stepfather to leave the village? A mudslide destroys the rice paddy The baby dies of a disease Krishna refuses to marry Lakshmi He gambles away the house 16 How does Ama provide for the family while her husband is away? She sells her earrings She sells Lakshmi's cucumbers She joins Happiness House She sells Tali 17 Who is the "city man" Lakshmi sees approaching the village? Lakshmi's biological father Her stepfather, wearing new clothes A representative from the local government Uncle Husband, come to take Lakshmi 18 Who approaches Lakshmi at the festival of lights? Gita, returning home for the holiday Aunty Bimla, inviting her to the city Bajai Sita, asking for more cucumbers Krishna, asking for a kiss 19 What does Lakshmi's stepfather win? A new house Ama's earrings Another goat A motorcycle 20 How does Lakshmi respond to the news that she will go to the city to work as a maid? She worries what will happen to Tali She weeps and begs not to be sent away She asks Ama to go in her stead She says it is good news for the family 21 Why does Lakshmi identify Bimla as a "city woman"? She smells like amber and jasmine She wears fine clothes and bangles She speaks an unfamiliar language She does not greet Lakshmi with the local greeting 22 Why does Lakshmi feel the festival of lights is an auspicious night? It is the festival of brothers and sisters It is the festival of the god Krishna, the namesake of her betrothed It is the festival of the goddess Lakshmi, her namesake The festival is held on her birthday 23 What happens to stepfather's motorcycle? A city boy steals it He loses it gambling He crashes into a tree It breaks down 24 Why does Ama look the other way when her husband gambles away all their money? She believes he has secret savings She believes even an irresponsible man is better than no man She is in love with him She wants Lakshmi to trust him as a father 25 Why does Ama give Lakshmi money for a sweet cake? She wants Lakshmi to give the cake to the baby She is too thin after the drought So she can be carefree like a child She knows the sweet cake will catch Bimla's attention
