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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings Lakshmi rice when she is brought to live with the other girls in "What is Normal"?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Ama.
(c) Anita.
(d) Mumatz.

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

3. What possessions does Pushpa put in Harish's trunk when they prepare to leave Happiness House in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) A hairbrush, a sweater, and a photo of her husband.
(b) A bag of money.
(c) A notebook, a dress, and her makeup.
(d) A doll and her clothing.

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

5. Who informs Lakshmi that Monica is gone in "No Remedy"?
(a) Shilpa.
(b) Mumatz.
(c) Anita.
(d) Ama.

6. Who runs from the room sobbing as Pushpa prepares to leave Happiness House in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) Mumatz.
(b) Anita.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Shahanna.

7. 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?
(a) "Stop feeding you."
(b) "Burn your dinner."
(c) "Wash her hands."
(d) "Spit in your soup."

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

9. 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 cup of tea.
(c) An apple.
(d) A Coca-Cola.

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

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

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

13. Who is the coughing woman that shares a room with Lakshmi at Happiness House?
(a) Anna.
(b) Shilpa.
(c) Pushpa.
(d) Anita.

14. What are the two languages spoken at Happiness House, according to Harish?
(a) German and English.
(b) Hindi and Bengali.
(c) Hindi and Spanish.
(d) Hindi and English.

15. What television show is the favorite of the girls at Happiness House?
(a) One Life to Live.
(b) The Bold and the Beautiful.
(c) Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
(d) Jeopardy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl at Happiness House that gets the most customers?

2. What does the tea vendor gain in exchange for putting extra sugar in the cook's tea at Happiness House?

3. What are the four "American words" that Lakshmi has learned in "A Strange Vocabulary"?

4. What does Mumtaz say she will do to Lakshmi if she tries to run away in "Changes"?

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

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