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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. What symbol is on the card that the American gives to Lakshmi in "A Strange Customer"?
(a) A peace sign.
(b) A bird in flight.
(c) A circle.
(d) A star.

2. What number is on the boy's David Beckham shirt?
(a) 16.
(b) 23.
(c) 12.
(d) 59.

3. 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) "Burn your dinner."
(b) "Spit in your soup."
(c) "Wash her hands."
(d) "Stop feeding you."

4. Who is the girl at Happiness House that gets the most customers?
(a) Anita.
(b) Shilpa.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Monica.

5. What does Lakshmi describe "Stealing from the David Beckham Boy" in the chapter with this title?
(a) His pencils.
(b) A rag doll.
(c) Glimpses in his storybook.
(d) His money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shahanna ask of Lakshmi when Lakshmi tells her about the American in "A Secret"?

2. What does Monica leave for Lakshmi when she leaves Happiness House?

3. What is lassi made from?

4. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for their daily rice and dal?

5. What are the two languages spoken at Happiness House, according to Harish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the repercussions when Lakshmi becomes ill in "The Cost of a Cure"?

2. What is referred to in the title of "A Small Danger"? What does Lakshmi do with this danger?

3. How are children perceived at Happiness House? How many of the prostitutes have children?

4. How is Lakshmi's situation explained to her by Shahanna in "Everything I Need to Know Now"?

5. What deal does Mumtaz make with Pushpa in Section 4? What becomes of Pushpa?

6. How is Lakshmi's new room described in "In My New Room"? With whom does she share the room?

7. How does Lakshmi's relationship with Harish develop in Section 3?

8. How is Western culture presented in Section 3? How do the characters in the story perceive Western culture?

9. How are the characters of Pushpa and Anita described when Lakshmi first meets them?

10. How does Lakshmi describe her perceptions of herself in "Am I Pretty?"

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