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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 type of pin does Du give Jasmine?
(a) A horseshoe-shaped gem.
(b) A rhinestone heart.
(c) An emerald tipped unicorn.
(d) A rhinestone ladybug.

2. Who goes early for the latrine hour?
(a) Men.
(b) Maidservants.
(c) Children.
(d) Neighborhood women.

3. What smell haunts Jasmine every time she takes a sip of water?
(a) Carcass of dead dog.
(b) Burned flesh.
(c) Blood.
(d) Sour milk.

4. The family maidservant is of what caste?
(a) Jat.
(b) Mazbi.
(c) Ramdasi.
(d) Roda.

5. What is Bud's profession?
(a) Store clerk.
(b) Banker.
(c) He's unemployed.
(d) Attorney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pitaji?

2. Whom does Jasmine see from her kitchen window riding a tractor in neighboring farm fields?

3. Where did Jasmine's family live before the Partition Riots?

4. What is a kirpan?

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

(see the answer key)

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