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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 does Monica leave for Lakshmi when she leaves Happiness House?
(a) A rag doll.
(b) A storybook.
(c) A movie magazine.
(d) A calendar.

2. Who is the only prostitute that has been at Happiness House longer than Lakshmi in "Not a New Girl Anymore"?
(a) Monica.
(b) Anita.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Pushpa.

3. 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?
(a) 200 rupees.
(b) 50 rupees.
(c) 500 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

4. What words does Lakshmi say to the American in the end of "Believing"?
(a) "A clean place. I want to go there."
(b) "My name is Lakshmi and I am thirteen years old."
(c) "Please save me."
(d) "She will kill me."

5. What item has Gita's older sister gained since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A deed to land.
(c) A wedding dress.
(d) A mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What television show is the favorite of the girls at Happiness House?

2. What color is the dress that Auntie gives to Lakshmi in "New Clothes"?

3. Lakshmi's village is amidst what mountain range?

4. In what country does Lakshmi live with her mother and stepfather?

5. How many days have passed since Lakshmi's visit from the American in "Playing the Fool"?

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