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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 much money does Lakshmi discover her customers are paying for her in "The Customers"?

2. What color dress is the new girl wearing in "New Girl"?

3. Who brings Lakshmi tea in "A Cup of Tea"?

4. 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"?

5. What does Shahanna ask of Lakshmi when Lakshmi tells her about the American in "A Secret"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shahanna respond when Lakshmi tells her about her encounter with the American?

2. How are the characters of Pushpa and Anita described when Lakshmi first meets them?

3. How does Monica describe her "accomplishments" at Happiness House in "Understanding Monica"?

4. How is Lakshmi's situation explained to her by Shahanna in "Everything I Need to Know Now"?

5. Why is Lakshmi relocated to a different room at Happiness House in "Changes"?

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

7. Why does Monica return to Happiness House? What does she relate of her experiences while she was gone?

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

9. What financial figures does Lakshmi calculate regarding her income at Happiness House in "Mathematics"?

10. What happens after Lakshmi has been starved and given no water for five days at Happiness House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the setting of Nepal in Sold. Where in Nepal does the protagonist live? What is the population of Nepal? What countries border it? How would you describe the geography of the region? What is the climate like?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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