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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) Harrison.
(b) Mumtaz.
(c) Harry.
(d) Shahanna.

2. 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 loaf of bread.
(b) A goat.
(c) A sack of rice.
(d) A Coca-Cola.

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

4. 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) 50 rupees.
(c) 200 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

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

6. Where does Lakshmi hide the American's card in "A Small Danger"?
(a) Under her pillow.
(b) In a kitchen cupboard.
(c) In the attic.
(d) Under a floor mat.

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

8. 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.

9. What does Shahanna ask of Lakshmi when Lakshmi tells her about the American in "A Secret"?
(a) To go to the police.
(b) To never leave.
(c) To tell Shahanna's parents to come save her.
(d) To take Shahanna with her.

10. What does Harish give to Lakshmi before leaving in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) His David Beckham t-shirt.
(b) His American storybook.
(c) His soccer ball.
(d) His rag doll.

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

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

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

14. What number is on the boy's David Beckham shirt?
(a) 12.
(b) 59.
(c) 23.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the half-frowning girl at Happiness House?

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

3. What does Shahanna give to Lakshmi to help protect her against disease?

4. Whom does the tea vendor cheat out of her change if she's not paying attention, according to Lakshmi in "The Street Boy"?

5. What is lassi made from?

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