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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 is the name of Lakshmi's black-and-white speckled goat that follows her at home?
2. For how long have Auntie and Lakshmi been walking in the beginning of "Questions and Answers"?
3. What has been purchased for Gita's little brother since she went to work as a maid in the city?
4. Which of Lakshmi's cucumbers is shaped like a snake, according to the narrator in "Confession"?
5. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is ironic about the setting of Happiness House?
2. What possessions does Lakshmi describe in "What I Carry"?
3. What are sons and daughters compared to in "The Difference between a Son and a Daughter"?
4. Who is Lakshmi promised to marry when she comes of age? Why does she not marry this character?
5. 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?
6. Why does Lakshmi describe her first experiences of her journey to be "inauspicious" in "An Inauspicious Start"?
7. How is Lakshmi's family described in "A Tin Roof"? With whom does Lakshmi live?
8. What custom does Lakshmi partake in when she begins menstruation in "First Blood"?
9. How are the themes of corruption and gender inequality illustrated in Section 2 of the narrative?
10. How is irony employed as a significant literary device in Sections 1 and 2 of the novel?
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
Describe and discuss the character of “Uncle Husband” in the novel. How is this character’s appearance described? What role does this character play in the human trafficking underworld? Why does he insist that Lakshmi call him both “Uncle” and “Husband”? What is the significance of these titles to Lakshmi? Does Lakshmi trust this character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the realities of the child sex slave trade in India and worldwide. How many children are estimated to be involved in India’s sex trade? How many of these children are involved against their will? What is the draw for customers in India (and other nations) to have sexual relations with children, particularly virgins?
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