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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is seen in Aurora's controversial painting of a young lady and man based on a news report?
2. What happens at the Mahalaxmi Weekend Constitutional, an annual opportunity for Bombay's cultural elite to gather at the racecourse to see and to be seen.?
3. What secret does Aurora share with Moor?
4. Why does Moor refuse to pose nude for his mother?
5. What is Dom Minto doing that Moor only senses?
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 entitled, Salman Rushdie's Love Affair with Words. Divide your essay into three parts as follows:
(1) Rushdie's use of alliteration and onomatopoeia. (2) Rushdie's use of strings of hyphenated words to form nouns or adjectives. (3) Rushdie's coining of words for special effect. Be sure to quote passages from the novel to support your points.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages on Power and Greed. Your essay should include the element of ruthlessness in the characters of Aurora, Abraham, Uma, and fielding. Give an opinion on how power corrupts each of those characters. Sum up with the end results of overreaching one's limitations.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages The Importance of Good Fiction Writing. In your essay use these points:
(1) some fiction includes historical fact in such a way that learning history is fun reading, (2) some fiction uses the art form to get across moral principles without being preachy, and (3) some fiction is pure fantasy and relaxing to read.
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