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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Throw the shawl at the customer.
(b) Wrap the shawl tightly around her shoulders.
(c) Wrap the shawl around her feet.
(d) Flick the ends of her shawl in a come-hither gesture.

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

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

4. 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) The Bold and the Beautiful.
(d) Jeopardy.

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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) Shahanna.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Ama.

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

14. Where does Lakshmi hide the American's card in "A Small Danger"?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In a kitchen cupboard.
(c) Under her pillow.
(d) Under a floor mat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who informs Lakshmi that Monica is gone in "No Remedy"?

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

3. Who did Monica give a bottle of nail polish to last week, according to the narrator in "Understanding Monica"?

4. Who brings Lakshmi rice when she is brought to live with the other girls in "What is Normal"?

5. Who pulls Lakshmi into a hiding place during the raid in "Raid"?

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