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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mumtaz when the raid occurs in "Raid"?
(a) Being fitted for a new sari.
(b) At the police station.
(c) At the grocery store.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. What does Harish give to Lakshmi before leaving in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) His American storybook.
(b) His rag doll.
(c) His David Beckham t-shirt.
(d) His soccer ball.

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

4. What does Mumtaz offer to do to help Pushpa in "Beyond Words"?
(a) She offers to sell Pushpa to a different brothel.
(b) She offers to buy her infant daughter.
(c) She offers to give Pushpa a loan.
(d) She offers to buy her son from her.

5. In "Don't Cross the Cook," Lakshmi says she learned a new Hindi phrase today which is "Don't cross the cook or she will" do what?
(a) "Spit in your soup."
(b) "Stop feeding you."
(c) "Burn your dinner."
(d) "Wash her hands."

6. What words does Harish teach to Lakshmi in "Sorry"?
(a) "Yes" and "sorry."
(b) "No" and "sorry."
(c) "Marbles" and "sorry."
(d) "Tomorrow" and "sorry."

7. What does Shahanna ask of Lakshmi when Lakshmi tells her about the American in "A Secret"?
(a) To tell Shahanna's parents to come save her.
(b) To never leave.
(c) To take Shahanna with her.
(d) To go to the police.

8. What is lassi made from?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Tea.
(c) Yogurt.
(d) Coca-cola.

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

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

11. What does Lakshmi give to Harish for the festival of brothers and sisters?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A rag doll.
(c) A bundle of clothes.
(d) A notebook.

12. What is the name of the half-frowning girl at Happiness House?
(a) Shahanna.
(b) Shilpa.
(c) Anita.
(d) Pushpa.

13. What possessions does Pushpa put in Harish's trunk when they prepare to leave Happiness House in "A Word Too Small"?
(a) A notebook, a dress, and her makeup.
(b) A doll and her clothing.
(c) A hairbrush, a sweater, and a photo of her husband.
(d) A bag of money.

14. What does Lakshmi describe "Stealing from the David Beckham Boy" in the chapter with this title?
(a) His money.
(b) Glimpses in his storybook.
(c) A rag doll.
(d) His pencils.

15. 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"?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) A Coca-Cola.
(c) A paper kite.
(d) An apple.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What does Lakshmi see Mumtaz doing with the policeman in "Police"?

3. What brought Pushpa to Happiness House?

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

5. 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?

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