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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bud in a hurry to marry Jasmine?
(a) He's twice her age.
(b) His ex-wife is trying to get him back.
(c) She's pregnant.
(d) He doesn't want to lose her to someone else.

2. The technical institutes that Prakash wanted to apply to were located in what state?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Iowa.
(d) New York.

3. Jasmine and Bud's adopted son came to them at what age?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Six.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seventeen.

4. Which one is the correct order of transportation for Jasmine's journey to America from India?
(a) Plane, train, boat.
(b) Plane, boat, car.
(c) Car, plane, boat.
(d) Train, boat, car.

5. What is the name of the boat Jasmine stows away on during the last leg of her journey?
(a) Catchin' Dreams.
(b) Still Floatin'.
(c) The Gulf Shuttle.
(d) Hauled Over.

6. Who said "There's no room in modern India for feudalism"?
(a) Jasmine's brother.
(b) Jasmine's father.
(c) Jasmine's husband.
(d) Jasmine's teacher.

7. Where did Jasmine's family live before the Partition Riots?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Lahore.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Jullundhar.

8. After her outburst Jasmine's sisters leave and where does Jasmine go?
(a) To buy food.
(b) For a swim.
(c) To visit her best friend.
(d) For a walk.

9. Whom did Prakash call a dangerous man in Jasmine's family courtyard?
(a) Kingsland.
(b) Bhindranwale.
(c) Pitaji.
(d) Sukhwinder.

10. What was the name of the Jamaican traveling on the boat with Jasmine?
(a) Half-Face.
(b) Kingsland.
(c) Letitia.
(d) Little Clyde.

11. What attacked the women at the latrine?
(a) A rabid monkey.
(b) A bull.
(c) A mad dog.
(d) A lion.

12. Jasmine compares her injury to what marking on the holiest sages?
(a) A small cut.
(b) A third eye.
(c) A hole in her forehead.
(d) A large bruise.

13. Who accuses Jasmine and her husband of living in sin?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Dida.
(c) Vilma.
(d) Jyoti.

14. Who goes early for the latrine hour?
(a) Children.
(b) Neighborhood women.
(c) Maidservants.
(d) Men.

15. Who told Jasmine of Masterji's murder?
(a) Pitaji.
(b) Vilma.
(c) Mataji.
(d) Prakash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jasmine's brothers sell the farm to?

2. What do best friends, Du and Scott, watch on TV with the rest of the Ripplemeyer family on Sunday?

3. Who arranged for Jasmine's illegal documents?

4. What color is the sari Jasmine chose to wear for the movies?

5. Which item was NOT in the suitcase Jasmine brought from India to America?

(see the answer keys)

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