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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. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for weekly rent for their bed and pillow in "Mathematics"?
(a) 40 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

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

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

4. 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.

5. What does Monica say her family told her daughter about her in "The Living Dead"?
(a) That she is dead.
(b) That she remarried.
(c) That she didn't want her.
(d) That she went to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Harish say they pay children per week to break stones at the roadside in "A Word Too Small"?

2. Who brings Lakshmi rice when she is brought to live with the other girls in "What is Normal"?

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

4. What are the four "American words" that Lakshmi has learned in "A Strange Vocabulary"?

5. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for their daily rice and dal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the characters of Pushpa and Anita described when Lakshmi first meets them?

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

3. What gifts do Lakshmi and Harish exchange during the Festival of Brothers and Sisters?

4. What deal does Mumtaz make with Pushpa in Section 4? What becomes of Pushpa?

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

6. How do the girls at Happiness House react to Shahanna's disappearance in Section 4?

7. Why is Lakshmi relocated to a different room at Happiness House in "Changes"?

8. What financial figures does Lakshmi calculate regarding her income at Happiness House in "Mathematics"?

9. What are the repercussions when Lakshmi becomes ill in "The Cost of a Cure"?

10. How is Lakshmi's encounter with her first American customer described in Section 4?

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