Jasmine Quizzes

Jasmine Quiz #1

1 What is Jyoti's home town called?

Hasnapur

Punjab

Ashram

Lahore
2 How old is Jasmine when she begins narrating the story?

24

14

7

10
3 How old is Jasmine when the fakir predicts she will be an exiled widow?

10

14

24

7
4 What shape is the scar on Jasmine's forehead?

Earth and Stars

Half-moon

Star

Dog
5 To what religious text does the fakir allude in Chapter 1?

Shiva Purana

Rigveda

Vikram and the Vampire

Buddhacarita
6 Why are Jasmine's sisters horrified by her wound?

They're afraid the wound will become infected.

They're afraid the wound will become a third eye.

They're afraid the wound will make her a sage.

They're afraid it will scar and she won't find a husband.
7 What does Jasmine encounter while swimming out in the river?

A hungry tiger

A cat carcass

A dog carcass

An astrologer
8 Where does Jasmine live when she starts narrating the story?

Jalandhar, Punjab

Baden, Iowa

New York City, NY

Iowa City, Iowa
9 What does Jasmine call dullness?

An absence of excitement

A kind of excitement

A kind of luxury

An absence of action
10 What does Taylor say about Iowa to try and convince Jasmine to stay in New York?

Iowa is boring

Iowa is hilly

Iowa is corn country

Iowa is flat
11 How does Darrel's father die?

He shoots himself while feeding hogs

Choking on a piece of Mexican food

In a farm-equipment accident

Of a heart attack
12 What is the name of the bank Bud owns?

Wells Fargo of Iowa

Bank of America

Baden County Credit Union

First Bank of Baden
13 Who does Jasmine say are Bud's equivalent to Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva?

Uncle Sam

Three former Iowa Hawkeyes

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Three former St. Louis Cardinals
14 What does Darrel's father paint on the side of his tractor?

A Hawkeye logo

A St. Louis Cardinals logo

A Chicago Bears logo

A Chicago Cubs logo
15 What does Darrel paint on the side of the tractor after his father dies?

A Chicago Bears logo

A Hawkeye logo

A Chicago Cubs logo

A St. Louis Cardinals logo
16 What's the age difference between Jasmine and Darrel?

Darrel is ten years Jasmine's senior.

Darrel is a year older than Jasmine.

Jasmine is ten years Darrel's senior.

Jasmine is a year older than Darrel.
17 What do land developers want to turn Darrel's farm into?

An amusement park

A country club

A sports complex

A golf course
18 What kind of franchise would Darrel like to buy after selling the farm?

Best Buy

Radio Shack

McDonald's

T.J. Maxx
19 Where does Mother Ripplemeyer go to get her hair done?

A fuschia pink geodesic dome

Iowa City, Iowa

Salon Bella in downtown Baden

She does her own hair
20 What is the size of Bud's property in Baden?

300 acres

1500 acres

30 hectares

1000 acres
21 How old is Du Thien when the Ripplemeyers adopt him?

14

17

10

12
22 What does Du's shirt say when he arrives in Iowa?

Aloha Y'all!

Sup Dawg?!

Hey Y'all!

Ni Hao Y'all!
23 Why does Bud decide to call an adoption agency?

Mother Ripplemeyer suggests he should be helping people "out there"

He's always wanted to adopt a child

He saw a documentary about the Vietnam War casualties

He saw a television special on boat people in Thai prisons
24 Why does Vimla self-immolate?

Her husband died of typhoid

She wanted out of her marriage

Her dowry was cancelled

She is denied a visa
25 What are Du and Scott watching on the television that captures everyone's attention?

A Monster Truck Rally

CSI New York

Spongebob

The Evening News