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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from "A Trade" means favorable or conducive to success?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Auspicious.
(c) Colloquial.
(d) Incendiary.

2. What does Uncle Husband give to Lakshmi after they have crossed the border in "A Reward"?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A handful of sweets.
(c) 100 rupees.
(d) 50 rupees.

3. What has been purchased for Gita's little brother since she went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A horse.
(b) A goat.
(c) His school fees.
(d) A new coat.

4. What game does Lakshmi describe playing with Gita in "Before Gita Left"?
(a) "The American football game."
(b) "The hopping-on-one-leg game."
(c) "The running around the barn game."
(d) The game of Spin the Bottle.

5. Until what age does Lakshmi's mother tell her to feed a son at her breast if she should have one in "Everything I Need to Know"?
(a) Until the age of 6.
(b) Until the age of 2.
(c) Until the age of 3.
(d) Until the age of 4.

6. What does Lakshmi do in order to escape the old man who attempts to rape her after she's first arrived at Happiness House?
(a) She bites his tongue.
(b) She kicks him in the groin.
(c) She bites his hand.
(d) She slaps his face.

7. Lakshmi's village is amidst what mountain range?
(a) The Sierra Nevada.
(b) The Rockies.
(c) The Himalayas.
(d) The Andes.

8. Who is "the elephant god, remover of obstacles"?
(a) Loki.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Ganesh.
(d) Vivek.

9. What name does the turnip-nosed man refer to Auntie as in "Uncle Husband"?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Anita.
(c) Bimla.
(d) Mumatz.

10. What does the bus smell like, according to Lakshmi in "On the Bus"?
(a) "Pipe smoke and incense."
(b) "Onions and curry and cigarette smoke."
(c) "Rotting meat and garbage."
(d) "Stale bread and old shoes."

11. What name has Lakshmi given to the cucumber that she refers to as "the gnarled grandmother of the group" in "Confession"?
(a) Pushpa.
(b) Bajai.
(c) Anita.
(d) Ananta.

12. In what country does Lakshmi live with her mother and stepfather?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Happiness House.
(c) India.
(d) Vietnam.

13. What item has Gita's older sister gained since Gita went to work as a maid in the city?
(a) A deed to land.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A mirror.

14. How much money does Lakshmi's stepfather ask for Lakshmi when he sells her at Bajai Sita's store in "A Trade"?
(a) 2,000 rupees.
(b) 1,000 rupees.
(c) 500 rupees.
(d) 850 rupees.

15. What color does Lakshmi describe her mother's hair as in "Something Beautiful"?
(a) "Dark auburn."
(b) "Corn-yellow."
(c) "Crow-black."
(d) "Silvery gray."

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Mumtaz pass under Lakshmi's nose in "What I Don't Do"?

2. What name has Lakshmi given to "the ugly one" among her cucumbers in "Confession"?

3. Why do the women of Lakshmi's village drink the blue-black juice from the marking tree?

4. What type of agriculture is grown around Lakshmi's village?

5. What does Lakshmi describe brushing her teeth with in "The New Student"?

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