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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for their daily rice and dal?
(a) 80 rupees.
(b) 10 rupees.
(c) 100 rupees.
(d) 20 rupees.

2. What food does Monica say her daughter hates in "Understanding Monica"?
(a) Mango.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Rice.
(d) Yogurt.

3. What does Harish give to Jeena for the festival of brothers and sisters?
(a) A dress.
(b) A rag doll.
(c) A soccer ball.
(d) A pencil.

4. 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 starved to death.
(b) She was beaten to death.
(c) She hung herself.
(d) She drowned herself.

5. What does Lakshmi give to Harish for the festival of brothers and sisters?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A bundle of clothes.
(d) A rag doll.

6. What does the boy in the David Beckham t-shirt grab and run off with as the girls put on their makeup in "Meeting the David Beckham Boy"?
(a) A paper kite.
(b) A Coca-Cola.
(c) An apple.
(d) A cup of tea.

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

8. What caused the girl with the half-frowning face to look as she does?
(a) She fell down stairs.
(b) She had a brain aneurism.
(c) She had a stroke.
(d) She was beaten with a metal pipe.

9. Whose shoulder does Lakshmi rest her head on as she watches television in "Like Anita"?
(a) Anita's.
(b) Monica's.
(c) Pushpa's.
(d) Shahanna's.

10. Who brings Lakshmi tea in "A Cup of Tea"?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Shahanna.
(c) Harry.
(d) Mumtaz.

11. Who is the girl at Happiness House that gets the most customers?
(a) Monica.
(b) Anita.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Shilpa.

12. For how many days has Pushpa been ill in bed in the beginning of "Beyond Words"?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

13. What has been left on a table for Lakshmi when she awakens in "One of Them"?
(a) A pornographic magazine.
(b) A feminine cleansing product.
(c) Soap.
(d) A glass of water.

14. Where is Mumtaz when the raid occurs in "Raid"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) Being fitted for a new sari.
(d) At the police station.

15. What does Monica say her family told her daughter about her in "The Living Dead"?
(a) That she didn't want her.
(b) That she remarried.
(c) That she went to America.
(d) That she is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Don't Cross the Cook," Lakshmi says she learned a new Hindi phrase today which is "Don't cross the cook or she will" do what?

2. What does Shahanna give to Lakshmi to help protect her against disease?

3. What does Lakshmi describe "Stealing from the David Beckham Boy" in the chapter with this title?

4. How many girls does Lakshmi share a room with in "In My New Room"?

5. What does Shahanna tell Lakshmi to do with her shawl when she must bring a dirty man to her bed?

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