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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, pp. 172 – 223.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the coughing woman that shares a room with Lakshmi at Happiness House?
(a) Anita.
(b) Anna.
(c) Pushpa.
(d) Shilpa.

2. What does Lakshmi do in order to escape the old man who attempts to rape her after she's first arrived at Happiness House?
(a) She kicks him in the groin.
(b) She bites his tongue.
(c) She slaps his face.
(d) She bites his hand.

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

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

5. What does Auntie do to make Lakshmi keep walking ahead in "Moving Forward"?
(a) She kicks Lakshmi.
(b) She throws gravel at Lakshmi's heels.
(c) She hits Lakshmi with a whip.
(d) She pinches Lakshmi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakshmi give to Harish for the festival of brothers and sisters?

2. What answer does Auntie give to the turnip-nosed man when he asks about Lakshmi in "Numbers"?

3. Lakshmi equates the cost of her services at Happiness House with the cost of what item from Bajai Sita's store in her village?

4. Why has Monica been thrown out of Happiness House in "No Remedy"?

5. What does the bus do when it encounters a cow sleeping in the middle of the road in "On the Bus"?

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