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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Nepali dirt described as in "A Handful of Fog"?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Orange.

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

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

4. What does Anita say happened to the new girl that was brought to Lakshmi's previous room in "Everything I Need to Know Now"?
(a) She drowned herself.
(b) She was beaten to death.
(c) She hung herself.
(d) She was starved to death.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

11. Where is Mumtaz when the raid occurs in "Raid"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) At the police station.
(d) Being fitted for a new sari.

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

13. What does Shahanna tell Lakshmi to do with her shawl when she must bring a dirty man to her bed?
(a) Press the shawl against his groin.
(b) Press the shawl to her nose.
(c) Press the shawl to her armpits.
(d) Wave the shawl in the air.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Harish give to Lakshmi for the festival of brothers and sisters?

3. How much money does Mumtaz withhold from the girls' earnings at Happiness House for the monthly shot that the "dirty-hands doctor" gives them so they won't get pregnant?

4. What food does Monica say her daughter hates in "Understanding Monica"?

5. What does Mumtaz offer to do to help Pushpa in "Beyond Words"?

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