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Q. Why does Ama say that "Simply to endure is to triumph"?
Life on the mountain in Nepal is particularly difficult for women.
Life in the brothel in India is particularly difficult for women.
She has survived the death of her husband.
She has survived the monsoon.
Q. Who says, "Eyes forward, no sense in looking back"?
Ama
Lakshmi
Auntie Bimla
Uncle Husband
Q. Why does Uncle Husband say, "I will be your uncle. But you must call me husband"?
He loves and cares about Lakshmi.
He and Lakshmi are actually married.
He and Lakshmi are related but also married.
He needs Lakshmi to lie so he can transport her across the border.
Q. How does Shilpa's revelation that the money "from the customers—goes to Mumtaz. Your family will never see one rupee more" affect Lakshmi?
Lakshmi loses all hope and accepts her place in Happiness House.
Lakshmi attacks Shilpa.
Lakshmi confronts Mumtaz and tells her that the calculations Mumtaz made are wrong.
Lakshmi feels sick but gives the flying bird card to the tea boy because she still has hope she can escape.
Q. Why are Lakshmi's first words to her rescuers—My name is Lakshmi. I am from Nepal. I am fourteen years old—meaningful?
She says the words in Nepali.
The words highlight her identity, her age, and how far she has been coerced.
The words indicate that she is older than the usual worker from the brothel.
The words indicate that she has not come from a place very far away from the brothel.