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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Jasmine's brothers sell the farm to?
(a) Vancouver Singh.
(b) Masterji.
(c) Potatoes-babu.
(d) Sukkhi.

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

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

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

5. Of all the men that visit their courtyard whom does Jasmine fall in love with?
(a) Kingsland.
(b) Sukkhi.
(c) Little Cylde.
(d) Prakash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bud call Jasmine?

2. The bomb that killed Prakash was inside of what?

3. The technical institutes that Prakash wanted to apply to were located in what state?

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

5. According to Mataji, who has layers like an onion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jasmine become a widow?

2. Whom did Prakash marry, and where and how did they meet?

3. What did Jasmine see and encounter on her long walk from the hotel before she met Lillian Gordon?

4. What did Jasmine's mother mean when she warned Jasmine that a husband has layers like an onion?

5. Jasmine talks about two chores, one she did at dawn and the other at dusk. What are they?

6. What happened to Jasmine and the Ugandan man?

7. Jasmine sees Du's inventiveness as a gift. How does Bud view Du's talent?

8. Who is Stuart?

9. What happens after Du finds his sister?

10. After Masterji leaves from speaking with Pitaji about Jasmine's education, what happens to Jasmine's mother, and what is decided about Jasmine's education versus marrying the widower?

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