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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Darrel's death who sold his family's farm?

2. Who told Jasmine that Lillian's daughter's sold her house?

3. Jasmine leaves Manhattan for which state?

4. Where is Bud shot?

5. What did Lillian call Jasmine?

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 says that she became an American while living with the Hayes family. Explain and give examples of this transformation.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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