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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. Who came down from an ashram after Jasmine was widowed?
2. What type of plane is mentioned in the book?
3. Why is Bud in a wheelchair?
4. Who is Jasmine disagreeing with in the beginning of the story?
5. Who said "There's no room in modern India for feudalism"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened with "a dog, but not a dog"?
2. What surprises Jasmine about Duff when they first meet?
3. What does Professorji really do for a living?
4. 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?
5. How did Pitaji's view on how he would die differ from the actual event?
6. How does Jasmine compare her identities to Dr. Mary Webb's reincarnations?
7. In the last chapter of the book, who arrives in strange car while Jasmine is looking out the window of the home she shares with Bud?
8. What happened when Jasmine and Bud went to tell Darrel his loan was approved?
9. Jasmine has no one to pick her up at the American shore. What happens when she accepts a ride?
10. When does Jasmine realize that her son's sexual curiosity may have been awakened?
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
Two suicides occur in this book (not referring to any bombings). For each character that committed suicide in America, give the name and explain why each committed suicide, including the events that occurred immediately preceding each death.
Essay Topic 3
Several men were in Jasmine's life. Choose three of her identities and, name each male significant to that identity and briefly describe his significance in her life at that time.
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