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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 the boy in the David Beckham t-shirt grab and run off with as the girls put on their makeup in "Meeting the David Beckham Boy"?

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

3. What does Monica leave for Lakshmi when she leaves Happiness House?

4. To whom does Monica give the shoes that she once threw at her when she leaves Happiness House?

5. Whom does the tea vendor give tea to even if she doesn't have money until the next day, according to the narrator in "The Street Boy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What causes Lakshmi to become injured in her first days at Happiness House?

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

5. How is Lakshmi's new room described in "In My New Room"? With whom does she share the room?

6. How do the girls at Happiness House react to Shahanna's disappearance in Section 4?

7. How does Lakshmi's relationship with Harish develop in Section 3?

8. What deal does Mumtaz make with Pushpa in Section 4? What becomes of Pushpa?

9. What are the repercussions when Lakshmi becomes ill in "The Cost of a Cure"?

10. How are children perceived at Happiness House? How many of the prostitutes have children?

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 gender roles and expectations in Nepal. How do arranged marriages influence the way that men and women are perceived differently in this region? How do the gender roles of Nepal differ from those within your own society? What has shaped the perceptions of gender in Nepal?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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