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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What day was free time for the Vadheras?
2. What department hired Jasmine to answer phones?
3. What job does Harlan Kroener have?
4. What did Taylor call Jasmine?
5. Who got Jasmine the job at the bank?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
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.
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