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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 does Lakshmi's stepfather carry as he walks with her to Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?

2. What type of agriculture is grown around Lakshmi's village?

3. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?

4. Where does Lakshmi go for her period of confinement after her first menstruation?

5. What game does Lakshmi describe playing with Gita in "Before Gita Left"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Gita? What is Lakshmi's relationship with Gita in the narrative?

2. What possessions does Lakshmi describe in "What I Carry"?

3. Why does Lakshmi describe her first experiences of her journey to be "inauspicious" in "An Inauspicious Start"?

4. How does Lakshmi describe her journey in "A New World"?

5. What is described in the vignette titled "Another Calendar"?

6. 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?

7. What is ironic about the setting of Happiness House?

8. What does a tin roof symbolize for Lakshmi in the novel?

9. How is Lakshmi's family described in "A Tin Roof"? With whom does Lakshmi live?

10. How do Lakshmi's impressions of Auntie change in "Questions and Answers"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of rape, violence, and slavery in Sold. How are these themes supported through imagery, symbolism, character, and setting? How did reading this book influence your perceptions of human trafficking and sexual slavery in today’s world?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Lakshmi’s journey from her home village to Happiness House. Where does Lakshmi go? How does she travel? What are her perceptions of the new worlds she encounters after leaving her home?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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