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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21, 22 and 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Half-Face told the illegals he was smuggling and to hit the water if they hear three blasts of the whistle, what did Jasmine recall?
(a) The stench of the dead dog from the river.
(b) The smell of toilets in the Indian courtyards.
(c) The mad dog floating down the nullah.
(d) The first time she took a shower.

3. In villages close to the border, what is an acceptable profession?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Smuggling.
(c) Drug dealing.
(d) Teaching.

4. Who injured his head when he fell in the bathroom?
(a) Half-Face.
(b) Nirmala's father-in-law.
(c) Mr. Jagtiani.
(d) Professorji.

5. How old is Jasmine in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty-four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Jasmine that Lillian's daughter's sold her house?

2. According to Du, Dad handles money and Jasmine handles what?

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

4. Besides Jasmine, who else was Lillian "hiding" in her home?

5. What is Hari-prar's present from a customer whose car he fixed?

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