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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tickets does Hari-prar give Jasmine?
(a) Theater show tickets.
(b) Boat tickets.
(c) Movie tickets.
(d) Plane tickets.

2. Jasmine and Bud's adopted son is from where?
(a) Mozambique.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Tegucigalpa.

3. Who tried to strangle Jasmine at birth?
(a) Her dad.
(b) Her oldest sister.
(c) The midwife.
(d) Her mother.

4. Who said "individual effort counts for nothing"?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Mataji.
(c) Masterji.
(d) Dida.

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

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

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

8. Who had Jasmine helped with door-to-door sales?
(a) Wylie.
(b) Vilma.
(c) Lettie.
(d) Parminder.

9. Who wounded the mad dog?
(a) Dida.
(b) Arvind-prar.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) A soldier.

10. Whose wedding sari did Jasmine wear for her wedding?
(a) Mataji's.
(b) Lettie's.
(c) Nirmala's.
(d) Vilma's.

11. What is the name of the new Sikh boys' gang?
(a) Khalsans.
(b) Sivajians.
(c) Kali Lions.
(d) Khalsa Lions.

12. Which one is the correct order of transportation for Jasmine's journey to America from India?
(a) Plane, train, boat.
(b) Plane, boat, car.
(c) Train, boat, car.
(d) Car, plane, boat.

13. What were the courtyard toilets filled with?
(a) Ashes.
(b) Water.
(c) Lye.
(d) Leaves.

14. Where does Bud first meet Jasmine?
(a) In the grocery store.
(b) At his mother's house.
(c) In a bank.
(d) On the street.

15. Who hails Jasmine's brother as they leave the tea shop?
(a) The man who stumbled.
(b) The stooped waiter.
(c) A girlfriend.
(d) The tea shop owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Jasmine when she married?

2. Where did Jasmine see a rabid man die?

3. Who would not help the women under attack?

4. What is a nullah?

5. Why is Bud in a hurry to marry Jasmine?

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