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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harish give to Lakshmi before leaving in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) His David Beckham t-shirt.
(b) His American storybook.
(c) His rag doll.
(d) His soccer ball.

2. How much money does Mumtaz say Lakshmi must work off before she can go home in "Changes"?
(a) 30,000 rupees.
(b) 10,000 rupees.
(c) 5,000 rupees.
(d) 20,000 rupees.

3. Whom does the tea vendor cheat out of her change if she's not paying attention, according to Lakshmi in "The Street Boy"?
(a) Mumtaz.
(b) Ama.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Shahanna.

4. What does Monica say her father needs when she returns to Happiness House in "The Living Dead"?
(a) A new hut.
(b) A new roof.
(c) A new cane.
(d) A new pair of spectacles.

5. What does the tea vendor gain in exchange for putting extra sugar in the cook's tea at Happiness House?
(a) A pat on the head.
(b) A stale heel of bread.
(c) A bowl of rice.
(d) A rupee.

6. When Shahanna is teaching Lakshmi tricks with her shawl in "Everything I Need to Know Now," what does she say to do in order to bring the shy men to her bed?
(a) Wrap the shawl tightly around her shoulders.
(b) Wrap the shawl around her feet.
(c) Flick the ends of her shawl in a come-hither gesture.
(d) Throw the shawl at the customer.

7. What does Lakshmi see Mumtaz doing with the policeman in "Police"?
(a) Giving him money.
(b) Performing sex acts with him.
(c) Begging him for freedom.
(d) Beating him.

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

9. To whom does Monica give the shoes that she once threw at her when she leaves Happiness House?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Lakshmi.
(c) Pushpa.
(d) Anita.

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

11. How many girls does Lakshmi share a room with in "In My New Room"?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

12. What is lassi made from?
(a) Coca-cola.
(b) Tea.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Yogurt.

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

14. What does Harish give to Lakshmi for the festival of brothers and sisters?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A storybook.
(d) A rag doll.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the coughing woman that shares a room with Lakshmi at Happiness House?

2. What is "Shilpa's Secret" revealed to be in the chapter with this title?

3. What possessions does Pushpa put in Harish's trunk when they prepare to leave Happiness House in "A Word Too Small"?

4. Whom does the tea vendor give tea to even if she doesn't have money until the next day, according to the narrator in "The Street Boy"?

5. Who runs from the room sobbing as Pushpa prepares to leave Happiness House in "A Word Too Small"?

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