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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jasmine see a rabid man die?

2. What is a nullah?

3. Jasmine's injury is tended to by whom?

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

5. What filled the brass-pitchers carried to the latrine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jasmine referring to when she says a "hell turned into paradise?"

2. In Chapter 5, what experience does Jasmine recall, that clarifies what she does not want to become?

3. How does Jasmine's idea of "dull" differ from Taylor's?

4. What do Darrel and Jasmine discuss on the phone when he says nothing is wrong?

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

6. What surprise does the mailman deliver to Jasmine and who is it from?

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

8. How does Jasmine describe Lillian's views on helping people through tough times?

9. What does Jasmine reveal to Wylie that causes Wylie to shriek in outrage?

10. What happened with "a dog, but not a dog"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jasmine, Vilma and Mataji were all widowed. Compare and contrast the choices each made in her widowhood. How did their choices align or contradict their culture's views on widows.

Essay Topic 2

Jasmine has several identities. Beginning with Jyoti, briefly describe each identity, giving her name with each one. Explain why or how Jasmine came to have each identity.

Essay Topic 3

On her mission to burn Prakash's suit in Tampah, at the University, Jasmine instead takes the suitcase and burns the suit in back at the hotel. Discuss what events led up to this action and describe what was going on in her head at this time.

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