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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. To whom does Monica give the shoes that she once threw at her when she leaves Happiness House?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Lakshmi.
(c) Anita.
(d) Pushpa.

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

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

9. What brought Pushpa to Happiness House?
(a) Her father sold her into slavery.
(b) The death of her mother.
(c) Her husband sold her into slavery.
(d) The death of her husband.

10. What does the tea vendor gain in exchange for putting extra sugar in the cook's tea at Happiness House?
(a) A bowl of rice.
(b) A pat on the head.
(c) A stale heel of bread.
(d) A rupee.

11. What has been left on a table for Lakshmi when she awakens in "One of Them"?
(a) A feminine cleansing product.
(b) A pornographic magazine.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) Soap.

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

13. What is the name of the half-frowning girl at Happiness House?
(a) Pushpa.
(b) Shilpa.
(c) Shahanna.
(d) Anita.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the boy who wears the David Beckham t-shirt?

2. What does Shahanna tell Lakshmi to do with her shawl when she must bring a dirty man to her bed?

3. What symbol is on the card that the American gives to Lakshmi in "A Strange Customer"?

4. 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?

5. Why has Monica been thrown out of Happiness House in "No Remedy"?

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