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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Jasmine over while Bud is working late?

2. What was Wylie teaching Jasmine?

3. Who goes with Jasmine to check on Darrel?

4. What day was free time for the Vadheras?

5. What was the last "able-bodied" task Bud did before being wheelchair-bound?

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, Du and Mother Ripplemeyer all hoard things. What does each hoard and why?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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