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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What angers Aires by their disappearance?

2. What does Moraes say about breathing?

3. What does Moraes say Aurora became in the annual celebration of Ganesha?

4. Who is Flory Zogoiby's husband and father of her child?

5. From infancy through adolescence, what did Abraham see in the synagogue tiles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Francisco da Gama's beliefs that drive wedges between family members.

2. Debunking his father's family history, what does Moor suggest about his late grandmother, Flory.

3. How does Moor get to know more about his mother and father and their relationship?

4. How does Moor feel about his parents union?

5. Explain the effect of Uma's efforts to convince Abraham and Aurora that she and Moor really do love one another.

6. How does Abraham's adopted son, Adam, bring down the great house of Zogoiby?

7. What is the first thing Epifania does the day after Francisco dies?

8. In the office, what happens to the young 15-year-old heiress?

9. How does Christina turn out as she grows into maturity?

10. Describe Flory's condition for giving Abraham the emeralds.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages on Rushdie's use of references to literature and incorporation of actual history in his novel. Use as main points:

(1) examples of various literary quotes or adaptations (your choice), (2) actual events such as the rally with Gandhi and the imprisonment of Nehru, and (3) finally the way he works the 1993 bombings into the story.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages Expressing Ideas and Feelings through Art. Using the stages of Aurora's painting, discuss the different ways she expressed herself:

(1) feelings about family history, (2) feelings about politics and religion, and (3) feelings about her love for Moor.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages On Rising Above Bad Circumstances. As an example in your essay, review the history of Nadia Wadia. See how she rises out of obscurity to become famous as Miss World, gets involved with unsavory characters, angers men like Sammy Hazaré by refusing his advances, and suffers having her face disfigured. Finally discuss how she manages to rise above circumstances by looking inward instead of in the mirror.

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