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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, pp. 224 – 263.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condescending name does Mumtaz call Lakshmi in "Punishment"?
(a) "Stupid little hill girl."
(b) "Rice-paddy."
(c) "Whore."
(d) "Dung-heap."

2. How much money does Lakshmi describe stealing from a drunk customer in "Whatever it Takes"?
(a) 20 rupees.
(b) 50 rupees.
(c) 10 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

3. What is the name of the girl that Lakshmi describes as "the aging bird girl" at Happiness House?
(a) Shilpa.
(b) Shahanna.
(c) Mumatz.
(d) Pushpa.

4. What does Lakshmi scrub the floors with at her hut to keep it cool and "free from evil spirits" in "The New Student"?
(a) Ammonia.
(b) Dung water.
(c) Chlorine.
(d) Bleach.

5. What does Shahanna ask of Lakshmi when Lakshmi tells her about the American in "A Secret"?
(a) To never leave.
(b) To tell Shahanna's parents to come save her.
(c) To go to the police.
(d) To take Shahanna with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How old does Lakshmi say she is to the American in "The Words Harish Taught Me"?

3. After bringing her free tea for a week, what does the tea vendor give to Lakshmi as a gift?

4. What color does Lakshmi describe the huts of her village in "Something Beautiful"?

5. How much extra does Lakshmi's regular customer give her to make her "do a nasty thing" in "Whatever it Takes"?

(see the answer key)

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