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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. Jasmine's injury is tended to by whom?

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

3. What was the name of the hotel Jasmine stayed in upon arrival in America?

4. Where does Bud first meet Jasmine?

5. What is the name of the new Sikh boys' gang?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did "day mummy" come about?

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

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

4. Why is Jasmine scared in the park with Duff and Taylor?

5. Jasmine calls Prakash a modern man. What are some examples of his modern outlook?

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

7. Why does Masterji come to visit Pitaji?

8. Why does Karin call Jasmine a tornado?

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

10. What is the great battle between Dida and Mataji?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thoughts triggered by an encounter with a patient, while waiting at the hospital for her doctor, cause Jasmine to compare the woman's treatment of her with that of the Baden farmers and those professors and nannies she interacted with in New York. Briefly describe how the woman treated her when Jasmine brought a cup of water to her. Then explain what Jasmine recalled about how the farmers and the New Yorkers treated her differently. Which treatment did Jasmine seem to prefer?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain why Jasmine does not marry Bud. Discuss when and how she realizes why she won't marry him.

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