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Q. What does the woman with the shaved head indicate about gender relationships in the novel?
Men have power over women in the society.
Women have power over men in the society.
Men and women have equal power in the society.
Women are respected and revered in society.
Q. Why is it surprising that Mumtaz is in power at Happiness House?
It's surprising because Mumtaz habitually demonstrates her compassion.
It's surprising because many women in the novel are portrayed as kind, and she isn't.
It's surprising that a woman would force other women into slavery in a male-dominated society.
It's surprising that Mumtaz would lie to the people who would rescue the girls from Happiness House.
Q. What clue indicates that Lakshmi has found true friendship even in a place as horrible as Happiness House?
Monica offers to teach her ways to please men.
Shilpa warns her away from Shilpa's clients.
Shahanna disappears after the raid.
Harish gives her a gift.
Q. What action indicates that Lakshmi has never given up hope of escaping the brothel?
She tells the tea boy that she wants to buy alcohol.
She decides to be with any man, every man, to pay her debt.
She lies in bed reading the story book Harish left her until Anita slaps her.
She gets a sexually transmitted infection and begs for medicine from Mumtaz.
Q. What roles do language and education play in the novel?
Language and education make Lakshmi angry because they remind her of what she has lost.
Language and education are a way for Lakshmi to escape for a moment from the suffering and despair of her life in the brothel.
Language and education are a way for Lakshmi to communicate with Shilpa and plan an escape.
Language and education make Lakshmi sad because she decides it's not worth it to continue learning in the brothel.