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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lillian call Jasmine?

2. Whom does Jasmine call about Bud?

3. Whom does the woman on the postcard live among?

4. What is the name of the man Wylie met while caroling?

5. Who is Kate's mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jasmine tells Wylie that her mother loved her enough to kill her or to be killed for her. Explain each event that Jasmine recalls to support this statement, and provide Wylie's reaction to each instance.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the book Taylor and Duff arrive at the Iowa farm. Talking to Karin on the phone Jasmine thinks "Karin stayed. Du and I are different." Discuss this. Why does Jasmine have these thoughts? What does Jasmine mean by "Karin stayed?" How are Du and Jasmine "different"? (Hint: Don't get caught up in explaining cultural or ethnic differences here.)

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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