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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the older boys call the David Beckham boy's mother when they taunt him in "No Ordinary Boy, After All"?
(a) A whore.
(b) A monster.
(c) A cretin.
(d) A corpse.

3. What is described as the "most important button" in "Remote Control"?
(a) The mute button.
(b) The channel button.
(c) The volume button.
(d) The red button.

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

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

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

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

8. Who pulls Lakshmi into a hiding place during the raid in "Raid"?
(a) Anita.
(b) Mumatz.
(c) Monica.
(d) Shahanna.

9. What is "Shilpa's Secret" revealed to be in the chapter with this title?
(a) She is an alcoholic.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is married.
(d) She is running away.

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

11. What does Lakshmi describe "Stealing from the David Beckham Boy" in the chapter with this title?
(a) His pencils.
(b) A rag doll.
(c) Glimpses in his storybook.
(d) His money.

12. How many days does Lakshmi say it has been since the hugging man came in "Still Not Counting"?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

13. How much money does Harish say they pay children per week to break stones at the roadside in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) 10 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

14. What is Shahanna doing when the raid occurs in "Raid"?
(a) Painting her nails.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Having her hair braided.
(d) She is with a customer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakshmi describe the smell of cooking onions representing to her in "A Secret"?

2. What color is Nepali dirt described as in "A Handful of Fog"?

3. What does Monica say her father needs when she returns to Happiness House in "The Living Dead"?

4. How much money does Mumtaz say Lakshmi must work off before she can go home in "Changes"?

5. 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?

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