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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the older boys call the David Beckham boy's mother when they taunt him in "No Ordinary Boy, After All"?
(a) A monster.
(b) A cretin.
(c) A corpse.
(d) A whore.

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

4. What does Monica say her father needs when she returns to Happiness House in "The Living Dead"?
(a) A new cane.
(b) A new pair of spectacles.
(c) A new hut.
(d) A new roof.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lakshmi hide the American's card in "A Small Danger"?

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

3. What is Shahanna doing when the raid occurs in "Raid"?

4. What is the name of the girl that Lakshmi describes as "the aging bird girl" at Happiness House?

5. How much money does Shahanna say Mumtaz charges the girls for weekly rent for their bed and pillow in "Mathematics"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are children perceived at Happiness House? How many of the prostitutes have children?

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

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

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

7. What are the repercussions when Lakshmi becomes ill in "The Cost of a Cure"?

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

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

10. How is Lakshmi's encounter with her first American customer described in Section 4?

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