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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a nullah?
(a) A body of water.
(b) A small cove.
(c) A type of fruit.
(d) A hut.

2. During her fall Jasmine's forehead is cut by what?
(a) A sharp stone.
(b) A twig.
(c) A piece of broken glass.
(d) The knife she dropped.

3. Who has a nephew in California?
(a) Pitaji.
(b) Masterji.
(c) Potatoes-babu.
(d) Dida.

4. Where did Jasmine's family live before the Partition Riots?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Jullundhar.
(d) Bombay.

5. Jasmine's injury is tended to by whom?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her son.
(d) The servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bud and Darrel are at odds over what?

2. What filled the brass-pitchers carried to the latrine?

3. Who is Jasmine disagreeing with in the beginning of the story?

4. What was used to wound the mad dog?

5. Who is Pitaji?

(see the answer key)

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