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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. Who did Monica give a bottle of nail polish to last week, according to the narrator in "Understanding Monica"?

2. Who takes Lakshmi's virginity at the Happiness House?

3. Who informs Lakshmi that Monica is gone in "No Remedy"?

4. What food does Monica say her daughter hates in "Understanding Monica"?

5. Lakshmi equates the cost of her services at Happiness House with the cost of what item from Bajai Sita's store in her village?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has Lakshmi's self-image changed in Section 4? How does she compare herself to the other girls at Happiness House?

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

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

6. How does Lakshmi describe her perceptions of herself in "Am I Pretty?"

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

8. What is referred to in the title of "A Small Danger"? What does Lakshmi do with this danger?

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

10. What gifts do Lakshmi and Harish exchange during the Festival of Brothers and Sisters?

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

Discuss the author’s use of dramatic irony in the first sections of Sold. How does the employment of dramatic irony develop suspense for the reader? What other forms of irony are employed in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of India and the cultural standards for men and women in the country. What rights do women have in India? How do the rights of men and women differ in India? How do culture and custom dictate women’s roles across India?

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