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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described as the "most important button" in "Remote Control"?
(a) The channel button.
(b) The red button.
(c) The volume button.
(d) The mute button.

2. Who brings Lakshmi tea in "A Cup of Tea"?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Mumtaz.
(d) Harry.

3. Lakshmi equates the cost of her services at Happiness House with the cost of what item from Bajai Sita's store in her village?
(a) A goat.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A Coca-Cola.
(d) A sack of rice.

4. What are the four "American words" that Lakshmi has learned in "A Strange Vocabulary"?
(a) Big Bird, Elmo, ice cream, and soccer.
(b) Footprints, water, air, and fire.
(c) Dog, cat, rooster, and train-tracks.
(d) Rice, tomatoes, watermelon, and lilac.

5. How many girls does Lakshmi share a room with in "In My New Room"?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

6. Why has Monica been thrown out of Happiness House in "No Remedy"?
(a) She has contracted HIV.
(b) She has stolen money.
(c) She has been caught smoking.
(d) She is pregnant.

7. What does Harish give to Jeena for the festival of brothers and sisters?
(a) A dress.
(b) A rag doll.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A soccer ball.

8. Who brings Lakshmi rice when she is brought to live with the other girls in "What is Normal"?
(a) Mumatz.
(b) Anita.
(c) Ama.
(d) Shahanna.

9. What is "Shilpa's Secret" revealed to be in the chapter with this title?
(a) She is running away.
(b) She is an alcoholic.
(c) She is married.
(d) She is pregnant.

10. How old is the boy who wears the David Beckham t-shirt?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

11. What does Anita say happened to the new girl that was brought to Lakshmi's previous room in "Everything I Need to Know Now"?
(a) She drowned herself.
(b) She hung herself.
(c) She was beaten to death.
(d) She was starved to death.

12. How much money does Harish say they pay children per week to break stones at the roadside in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) 10 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

13. What does Lakshmi see Mumtaz doing with the policeman in "Police"?
(a) Begging him for freedom.
(b) Giving him money.
(c) Beating him.
(d) Performing sex acts with him.

14. Where does Lakshmi hide the American's card in "A Small Danger"?
(a) In the attic.
(b) Under a floor mat.
(c) Under her pillow.
(d) In a kitchen cupboard.

15. When Shahanna is teaching Lakshmi tricks with her shawl in "Everything I Need to Know Now," what does she say to do in order to bring the shy men to her bed?
(a) Wrap the shawl around her feet.
(b) Throw the shawl at the customer.
(c) Wrap the shawl tightly around her shoulders.
(d) Flick the ends of her shawl in a come-hither gesture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the tea vendor cheat out of her change if she's not paying attention, according to Lakshmi in "The Street Boy"?

2. What color is Nepali dirt described as in "A Handful of Fog"?

3. What does Lakshmi respond when Harish asks her each day, "How are you today?"

4. What is the name of the half-frowning girl at Happiness House?

5. What words does Harish teach to Lakshmi in "Sorry"?

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