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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What words does Harish teach to Lakshmi in "Sorry"?
(a) "No" and "sorry."
(b) "Tomorrow" and "sorry."
(c) "Marbles" and "sorry."
(d) "Yes" and "sorry."

3. What does Lakshmi give to Harish for the festival of brothers and sisters?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A bundle of clothes.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A rag doll.

4. What does Monica say her father needs when she returns to Happiness House in "The Living Dead"?
(a) A new pair of spectacles.
(b) A new cane.
(c) A new hut.
(d) A new roof.

5. What food does Monica say her daughter hates in "Understanding Monica"?
(a) Rice.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Yogurt.
(d) Mango.

6. Who has disappeared during the raid in "Raid"?
(a) Anita.
(b) Shahanna.
(c) Shilpa.
(d) Monica.

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

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

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

10. 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 hairbrush, a sweater, and a photo of her husband.
(c) A bag of money.
(d) A notebook, a dress, and her makeup.

11. 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 is dead.
(c) That she went to America.
(d) That she remarried.

12. For how many days has Pushpa been ill in bed in the beginning of "Beyond Words"?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Lakshmi discover her customers are paying for her in "The Customers"?

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

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

4. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for weekly rent for their bed and pillow in "Mathematics"?

5. 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?

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