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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose shoulder does Lakshmi rest her head on as she watches television in "Like Anita"?
(a) Shahanna's.
(b) Monica's.
(c) Anita's.
(d) Pushpa's.

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

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

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

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

6. What is the name of the girl that Lakshmi describes as "the aging bird girl" at Happiness House?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Pushpa.
(c) Shilpa.
(d) Mumatz.

7. 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.

8. What does Shahanna give to Lakshmi to help protect her against disease?
(a) A shot.
(b) Laudanum.
(c) A condom.
(d) Cocaine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress is the new girl wearing in "New Girl"?

2. 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?

3. Where does the David Beckham boy keep his belongings?

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

5. Who has disappeared during the raid in "Raid"?

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