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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of vendor calls out to sell his wares below Lakshmi's window in "What I Don't Do"?
2. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?
3. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?
4. What color dress does the woman wear that purchases Lakshmi at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
5. After how many days of her punishment from Mumtaz does Lakshmi say she has stopped dreaming?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the names that Lakshmi has given to her cucumbers in "Confession"?
2. Describe the impact of Lakshmi's journey with Auntie on her perception of her surroundings and home. Why do you think Lakshmi is taken on this journey in the manner she is taken?
3. How is Lakshmi's family described in "A Tin Roof"? With whom does Lakshmi live?
4. What takes place in "A Trade"? What is the amount of money that is settled upon?
5. How do Lakshmi's impressions of Auntie change in "Questions and Answers"?
6. What does a tin roof symbolize for Lakshmi in the novel?
7. What is ironic about the setting of Happiness House?
8. Why does Lakshmi describe her first experiences of her journey to be "inauspicious" in "An Inauspicious Start"?
9. What are the instructions for womanhood that Ama relates to Lakshmi in "Everything I Need to Know"?
10. Who is Lakshmi promised to marry when she comes of age? Why does she not marry this character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Lakshmi’s relationship with her mother, Ama, in the narrative. What does Ama teach Lakshmi about a woman’s roles and duties? How does Ama perceive the plight and suffering of women within her culture?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Mumtaz in Sold. What role does Mumtaz play in the underground human trafficking market? How does Mumtaz establish control over the girls that she “owns” at Happiness House? How does Mumtaz avoid arrest?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the festivals surrounding Tihar. When does the “Festival of Lights” occur? What customs surround this celebration? What does the festival signify for the villagers that live on Lakshmi’s mountain?
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