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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lakshmi give to Harish for the festival of brothers and sisters?
2. How much money does Mumtaz withhold from the girls' earnings at Happiness House for the monthly shot that the "dirty-hands doctor" gives them so they won't get pregnant?
3. What words does Harish teach to Lakshmi in "Sorry"?
4. What is Shahanna doing when the raid occurs in "Raid"?
5. What possessions does Pushpa put in Harish's trunk when they prepare to leave Happiness House in "A Word Too Small"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lakshmi experience when she first leaves the locked room at Happiness House?
2. How does Lakshmi describe her perceptions of herself in "Am I Pretty?"
3. Why does Monica return to Happiness House? What does she relate of her experiences while she was gone?
4. How is Lakshmi's encounter with her first American customer described in Section 4?
5. Why is Lakshmi relocated to a different room at Happiness House in "Changes"?
6. How does Lakshmi describe her feelings regarding Pushpa's son in "An Ordinary Boy"?
7. How does Shahanna respond when Lakshmi tells her about her encounter with the American?
8. How is Lakshmi's situation explained to her by Shahanna in "Everything I Need to Know Now"?
9. How does Monica describe her "accomplishments" at Happiness House in "Understanding Monica"?
10. What are the repercussions when Lakshmi becomes ill in "The Cost of a Cure"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the characters of Monica, Anita, and Pushpa in the novel. What relationships does Lakshmi form with each of these characters? What happens to each of these characters in the story? What has brought each of these girls to Happiness House?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the character of “Uncle Husband” in the novel. How is this character’s appearance described? What role does this character play in the human trafficking underworld? Why does he insist that Lakshmi call him both “Uncle” and “Husband”? What is the significance of these titles to Lakshmi? Does Lakshmi trust this character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Lakshmi’s stepfather in the narrative. Why does Lakshmi’s stepfather not work in the factories like the other men his age? How long has Ama been married to Lakshmi’s stepfather? Why is Lakshmi’s stepfather a hindrance to the family financially?
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