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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. Jasmine compares her injury to what marking on the holiest sages?
(a) A third eye.
(b) A large bruise.
(c) A hole in her forehead.
(d) A small cut.

2. Who is Jasmine disagreeing with in the beginning of the story?
(a) An astrologer.
(b) Her husband.
(c) A storyteller.
(d) Her mother.

3. Who is a lotus blooming in cow dung?
(a) Vilma.
(b) Mataji.
(c) Dida.
(d) Jasmine.

4. Who is Mataji?
(a) Dida's sister.
(b) Pitaji's mother.
(c) Jasmine's sister.
(d) Jasmine's mother.

5. Where did Jasmine see a rabid man die?
(a) In the market.
(b) Outside the doctor's clinic.
(c) Near her village home.
(d) At school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Jasmine in the beginning of the novel?

3. Who collects pieces of aluminum foil?

4. What attacked the women at the latrine?

5. Why is Bud in a wheelchair?

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