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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. How does Lakshmi describe the amount of money that the turnip-nosed man gives to Auntie in "Numbers"?

2. How old is Lakshmi in the beginning of the novel?

3. What color does Lakshmi describe the huts of her village in "Something Beautiful"?

4. Lakshmi's village is amidst what mountain range?

5. What food does Uncle Husband get for Lakshmi during a stop on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lakshmi punished when she bites the old man in "The Old Man"?

2. How is the economy of Lakshmi's village described in "Calendar"?

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

4. What are the names that Lakshmi has given to her cucumbers in "Confession"?

5. Who is Lakshmi promised to marry when she comes of age? Why does she not marry this character?

6. What custom does Lakshmi partake in when she begins menstruation in "First Blood"?

7. How is irony employed as a significant literary device in Sections 1 and 2 of the novel?

8. How does Lakshmi come to Happiness House? What is the reality of Lakshmi's situation when she arrives?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Lakshmi as the protagonist of Sold. How old is Lakshmi when the reader meets her? How would you describe her personality? What does Lakshmi look like? How do you relate to this character? How does Lakshmi evolve in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of poverty, desperation, and illness in Sold. How is poverty a driving force that leads children into the human trafficking market? How does author Patricia McCormick develop the theme of poverty in the novel through symbolism, imagery, character, and setting?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Lakshmi’s stepfather in the narrative. Why does Lakshmi’s stepfather not work in the factories like the other men his age? How long has Ama been married to Lakshmi’s stepfather? Why is Lakshmi’s stepfather a hindrance to the family financially?

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