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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Lakshmi equates the cost of her services at Happiness House with the cost of what item from Bajai Sita's store in her village?
(a) A Coca-Cola.
(b) A goat.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A sack of rice.

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

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

6. What color dress is the new girl wearing in "New Girl"?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

7. Why has Monica been thrown out of Happiness House in "No Remedy"?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She has been caught smoking.
(c) She has contracted HIV.
(d) She has stolen money.

8. 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 hung herself.
(b) She was beaten to death.
(c) She was starved to death.
(d) She drowned herself.

9. Whom does the tea vendor give tea to even if she doesn't have money until the next day, according to the narrator in "The Street Boy"?
(a) Mumatz.
(b) Anita.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Monica.

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

11. What is the name of Pushpa's baby girl?
(a) Sara.
(b) Jeena.
(c) Anita.
(d) Alana.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is lassi made from?

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

3. What does Mumtaz say she will do to Lakshmi if she tries to run away in "Changes"?

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

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

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