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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do all the people accept as a miracle after the rains stop?

2. What are Mahound's last words to Baal?

3. What does the Grandee do when Mahound and his followers arrive?

4. About what does Sufyan's wife, Hind, assume that her husband agrees with her?

5. What happens to Billy Battuta and Mimi in New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper about Zeeny and Saladin Chamcha. Zeeny represents pride in her heritage while Chamcha represents ethnic self-loathing. Discuss the merits of Zeeny's attitude and how it eventually sinks in on Salahuddin. Discuss your opinion of ethnic pride and the value of maintaining cultural differences.

Essay Topic 2

Write your opinion about the pilgrimage to Mecca. Discuss how people can be led by their hopes of something better. [You may want to compare it with Jim Jones and the Jonestown suicides]

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper about the end of the novel. What do you think the ending is saying? Why does Gibreel destroy himself and allows Saladin to continue? Discuss how this fits in with Rushdie's existential philosophy. Express whether you agree or disagree.

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