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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the David Beckham boy keep his belongings?
(a) In a duffel bag in the corner.
(b) In a locker at school.
(c) In a tin trunk under his bed.
(d) In a leather sack under his bed.

2. How much money does Lakshmi discover her customers are paying for her in "The Customers"?
(a) 20 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 30 rupees.
(d) 50 rupees.

3. What are the four "American words" that Lakshmi has learned in "A Strange Vocabulary"?
(a) Rice, tomatoes, watermelon, and lilac.
(b) Dog, cat, rooster, and train-tracks.
(c) Footprints, water, air, and fire.
(d) Big Bird, Elmo, ice cream, and soccer.

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

5. What does Mumtaz say she will do to Lakshmi if she tries to run away in "Changes"?
(a) Drown her in the river.
(b) Rub hot chilies in her private parts.
(c) Hang her by her fingernails.
(d) Beat her with a metal rod.

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

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

8. What does Mumtaz offer to do to help Pushpa in "Beyond Words"?
(a) She offers to buy her infant daughter.
(b) She offers to give Pushpa a loan.
(c) She offers to buy her son from her.
(d) She offers to sell Pushpa to a different brothel.

9. 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 is dead.
(d) That she went to America.

10. What is the name of Pushpa's baby girl?
(a) Sara.
(b) Alana.
(c) Jeena.
(d) Anita.

11. What does Lakshmi respond when Harish asks her each day, "How are you today?"
(a) "Fine, thank you. And you?"
(b) "I don't know."
(c) "How are you?"
(d) "I am Lakshmi and I am well."

12. 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) An apple.
(b) A cup of tea.
(c) A Coca-Cola.
(d) A paper kite.

13. Who takes Lakshmi's virginity at the Happiness House?
(a) Habib.
(b) Aadit.
(c) Harish.
(d) Aminol.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What has been left on a table for Lakshmi when she awakens in "One of Them"?

3. What is the name of the girl that Lakshmi describes as "the aging bird girl" at Happiness House?

4. 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?

5. Where does Lakshmi hide the American's card in "A Small Danger"?

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