View a FREE sample

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 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.

2. What does Lakshmi describe the smell of cooking onions representing to her in "A Secret"?
(a) The time for men to begin arriving at Happiness House.
(b) The time for payments to Mumatz.
(c) The time for The Bold and the Beautiful to come on television.
(d) The time for sleeping.

3. What does Anita say happened to the new girl that was brought to Lakshmi's previous room in "Everything I Need to Know Now"?
(a) She hung herself.
(b) She was beaten to death.
(c) She drowned herself.
(d) She was starved to death.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does Harish teach to Lakshmi in "Sorry"?

2. For how many days has Pushpa been ill in bed in the beginning of "Beyond Words"?

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

4. How much money does Mumtaz say Lakshmi must work off before she can go home in "Changes"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lakshmi's relationship with Harish develop in Section 3?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Lakshmi experience when she first leaves the locked room at Happiness House?

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

9. How are children perceived at Happiness House? How many of the prostitutes have children?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 908 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample