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

2. What number is on the boy's David Beckham shirt?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 23.
(d) 59.

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

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

5. What symbol is on the card that the American gives to Lakshmi in "A Strange Customer"?
(a) A peace sign.
(b) A star.
(c) A bird in flight.
(d) A circle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is Lakshmi asked by the border guard in "Crossing the Border"?

2. Where does the David Beckham boy keep his belongings?

3. What does Lakshmi's mother do as she serves her husband dinner each night in "Something Beautiful"?

4. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?

5. How many girls are estimated by the U.S. State Department to be trafficked into the sex slave trade annually worldwide?

(see the answer key)

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