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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arranged for Jasmine's illegal documents?
(a) Masterji.
(b) Hari.
(c) The Doctor.
(d) Little Clyde.

2. What was the name of the hotel Jasmine stayed in upon arrival in America?
(a) Pink Inn.
(b) Pelican Bay.
(c) Flamingo Court.
(d) Paradise Bay.

3. How old was Jasmine when she married?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty-four.

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

5. Who came down from an ashram after Jasmine was widowed?
(a) Vilma.
(b) Dida.
(c) Mataji.
(d) Letitia.

6. Who told Jasmine of Masterji's murder?
(a) Mataji.
(b) Pitaji.
(c) Vilma.
(d) Prakash.

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

8. What is the name of the boat Jasmine stows away on during the last leg of her journey?
(a) Catchin' Dreams.
(b) Hauled Over.
(c) The Gulf Shuttle.
(d) Still Floatin'.

9. What was the name of the Jamaican traveling on the boat with Jasmine?
(a) Half-Face.
(b) Little Clyde.
(c) Kingsland.
(d) Letitia.

10. Which item was NOT in the suitcase Jasmine brought from India to America?
(a) An old sari.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Suit.
(d) Pictures.

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

12. What type of plane is mentioned in the book?
(a) DC-10.
(b) 747.
(c) 757.
(d) DC-9.

13. What age was listed on Jasmine's fake passport?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-one.

14. Where was Little Clyde from?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Belize.
(d) Uganda.

15. Who were witnesses to Masterji's murder?
(a) His students.
(b) The doctor.
(c) His neighbors.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jasmine when she is in the tea shop waiting with her brothers?

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

3. What were the courtyard toilets filled with?

4. What did Jasmine burn under the jasmine tree?

5. In villages close to the border, what is an acceptable profession?

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