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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 Mumtaz withhold from the girls' earnings at Happiness House for the monthly shot that the "dirty-hands doctor" gives them so they won't get pregnant?
(a) 50 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 200 rupees.
(d) 500 rupees.

2. Whose shoulder does Lakshmi rest her head on as she watches television in "Like Anita"?
(a) Anita's.
(b) Monica's.
(c) Shahanna's.
(d) Pushpa's.

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

4. Who informs Lakshmi that Monica is gone in "No Remedy"?
(a) Ama.
(b) Mumatz.
(c) Anita.
(d) Shilpa.

5. What does Harish give to Jeena for the festival of brothers and sisters?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A rag doll.
(c) A soccer ball.
(d) A dress.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Lakshmi hide the American's card in "A Small Danger"?

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

4. What does Lakshmi give to Harish for the festival of brothers and sisters?

5. Who takes Lakshmi's virginity at the Happiness House?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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