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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many girls does Lakshmi share a room with in "In My New Room"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

2. Who takes Lakshmi's virginity at the Happiness House?
(a) Aadit.
(b) Aminol.
(c) Harish.
(d) Habib.

3. For how many days has Pushpa been ill in bed in the beginning of "Beyond Words"?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

4. How much money does Lakshmi discover her customers are paying for her in "The Customers"?
(a) 100 rupees.
(b) 30 rupees.
(c) 20 rupees.
(d) 50 rupees.

5. What does Mumtaz offer to do to help Pushpa in "Beyond Words"?
(a) She offers to buy her son from her.
(b) She offers to buy her infant daughter.
(c) She offers to sell Pushpa to a different brothel.
(d) She offers to give Pushpa a loan.

6. Where does the David Beckham boy keep his belongings?
(a) In a leather sack under his bed.
(b) In a duffel bag in the corner.
(c) In a locker at school.
(d) In a tin trunk under his bed.

7. What does Monica give to Laskhmi in "Instead of Haresh"?
(a) A book.
(b) A mirror.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) A rag doll.

8. Who runs from the room sobbing as Pushpa prepares to leave Happiness House in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) Lakshmi.
(b) Anita.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Mumatz.

9. Whom does the tea vendor give tea to even if she doesn't have money until the next day, according to the narrator in "The Street Boy"?
(a) Monica.
(b) Anita.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Mumatz.

10. Why has Monica been thrown out of Happiness House in "No Remedy"?
(a) She has stolen money.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has been caught smoking.
(d) She has contracted HIV.

11. What is described as the "most important button" in "Remote Control"?
(a) The mute button.
(b) The red button.
(c) The channel button.
(d) The volume button.

12. In "Don't Cross the Cook," Lakshmi says she learned a new Hindi phrase today which is "Don't cross the cook or she will" do what?
(a) "Stop feeding you."
(b) "Wash her hands."
(c) "Burn your dinner."
(d) "Spit in your soup."

13. What does Lakshmi give to Harish for the festival of brothers and sisters?
(a) A rag doll.
(b) A bundle of clothes.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A photograph.

14. Whose shoulder does Lakshmi rest her head on as she watches television in "Like Anita"?
(a) Shahanna's.
(b) Pushpa's.
(c) Anita's.
(d) Monica's.

15. What does Mumtaz say she will do to Lakshmi if she tries to run away in "Changes"?
(a) Beat her with a metal rod.
(b) Drown her in the river.
(c) Rub hot chilies in her private parts.
(d) Hang her by her fingernails.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakshmi respond when Harish asks her each day, "How are you today?"

2. What does Lakshmi describe the smell of cooking onions representing to her in "A Secret"?

3. What caused the girl with the half-frowning face to look as she does?

4. What are the four "American words" that Lakshmi has learned in "A Strange Vocabulary"?

5. What does Lakshmi describe "Stealing from the David Beckham Boy" in the chapter with this title?

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