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

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

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

4. Who takes Lakshmi's virginity at the Happiness House?
(a) Aminol.
(b) Aadit.
(c) Habib.
(d) Harish.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Shahanna ask of Lakshmi when Lakshmi tells her about the American in "A Secret"?

3. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for weekly rent for their bed and pillow in "Mathematics"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens after Lakshmi has been starved and given no water for five days at Happiness House?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Shahanna respond when Lakshmi tells her about her encounter with the American?

10. How is Western culture presented in Section 3? How do the characters in the story perceive Western culture?

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