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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

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

4. What is Shahanna doing when the raid occurs in "Raid"?

5. What food does Monica say her daughter hates in "Understanding Monica"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lakshmi describe her perceptions of herself in "Am I Pretty?"

2. How is Lakshmi's new room described in "In My New Room"? With whom does she share the room?

3. How has Lakshmi's self-image changed in Section 4? How does she compare herself to the other girls at Happiness House?

4. How does Harish describe Americans to Lakshmi in "A Strange Vocabulary"?

5. Why does Monica return to Happiness House? What does she relate of her experiences while she was gone?

6. How does Monica describe her "accomplishments" at Happiness House in "Understanding Monica"?

7. How is Lakshmi's situation explained to her by Shahanna in "Everything I Need to Know Now"?

8. How does Lakshmi describe her feelings regarding Pushpa's son in "An Ordinary Boy"?

9. What is referred to in the title of "A Small Danger"? What does Lakshmi do with this danger?

10. What causes Lakshmi to become injured in her first days at Happiness House?

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