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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 has a nephew in California?
2. How old is Jasmine when she is in the tea shop waiting with her brothers?
3. Darrel's father died when he choked on what?
4. What type of shop did Arvind-prar and Hari-prar open?
5. What was the name of the Jamaican traveling on the boat with Jasmine?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jasmine reveal to Wylie that causes Wylie to shriek in outrage?
2. How did "day mummy" come about?
3. Why is Jasmine scared in the park with Duff and Taylor?
4. Jasmine talks about two chores, one she did at dawn and the other at dusk. What are they?
5. Why does Taylor want Jasmine to stay with him and Duff?
6. In the story why does Jasmine hoard water and who are the other two people that hoard and why?
7. What did Jasmine's mother mean when she warned Jasmine that a husband has layers like an onion?
8. What are the names on Jasmine's two bank accounts mentioned in Chapter 2 and where is each account located?
9. 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?
10. What does Professorji really do for a living?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Prakash insists that Jasmine let go of her feudal traditional thinking and embrace being modern. Give specific examples of how and why he prods her in this direction even when she does not want it.
Essay Topic 2
Several animals are significant in Jasmine's life. For each animal (a dead water-logged dog, a mad dog at a latrine, a bull on a country lane, a gecko, and hogs) briefly describe why they are significant.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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