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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. 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) 50 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 500 rupees.
(d) 200 rupees.

2. 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 star.
(d) A circle.

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

4. Who did Monica give a bottle of nail polish to last week, according to the narrator in "Understanding Monica"?
(a) Ama.
(b) Lakshmi.
(c) Anita.
(d) Shahanna.

5. What does Anita say happened to the new girl that was brought to Lakshmi's previous room in "Everything I Need to Know Now"?
(a) She was beaten to death.
(b) She hung herself.
(c) She was starved to death.
(d) She drowned herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of agriculture is grown around Lakshmi's village?

2. What is Auntie Mumtaz wearing when Lakshmi first meets her in "Ten Thousand Rupees"?

3. What does Lakshmi describe brushing her teeth with in "The New Student"?

4. What do the older boys call the David Beckham boy's mother when they taunt him in "No Ordinary Boy, After All"?

5. What does Monica say her family told her daughter about her in "The Living Dead"?

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