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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 did Zainab find a crow trapped by on Independence Day in Chapter 10?

2. Where did Musa arrive at nighttime in the begining of Chapter 12?

3. Who became the new Prime Minister of India in Chapter 10?

4. In the last entry of Tilo's notebook described in Chapter 18, there is a press release describing 17 village girls on tour of what locations?

5. What did Musa do with the gift offered him by Amrik Singh in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the encounter between Biplab Dasgupta and Musa described in Chapter 11?

2. What are comprised of Musa's "recoveries"?

3. What story did Musa recall telling his daughter in Chapter 9? What was Musa doing as he recalled this memory?

4. What is Tilo's connection to the baby that appeared in the streets?

5. What information is contained in the box regarding Amrik Singh in Chapter 8?

6. How were Tilo and the baby greeted at the Jannat Guest House in Chapter 8?

7. How is the theme of gender expectations explored in Chapter 10?

8. Why was the young Kahmiri boy brought in by Ashfaq Mir in Chapter 8? How is he described?

9. How is Miss Jebeen the Second's mother's pregnancy described in her letter?

10. What classes were being taught at the Jannat Guest House in the beginning of Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of animal symbolism in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. What are some of the animals that the author focuses on in the Prologue and in the final chapter? What do these animals symbolize to you? What is their purpose in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Musa Yeswi in the novel. What is revealed of Musa's wife and child? With whom did Musa become involved with after the death of his wife? What has happened to Musa in the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and discuss examples of irony in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. What are examples of verbal irony in the work? What are examples of situational irony? What are examples of dramatic irony?

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