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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maali recall telling his friends about the box?
(a) At one of the Arts Center after-parties.
(b) At Amma's.
(c) At Jaki's.
(d) At the lake.

2. When Maali wakes in the afterlife, what does he think is happening?
(a) He thinks he is dreaming.
(b) He thinks he is drunk.
(c) He thinks he is dead.
(d) He thinks he is hallucinating.

3. At the beginning of Second Moon, where does Maali visit?
(a) Jaki's apartment.
(b) The rooftop of Hotel Leo.
(c) The lake.
(d) His father's house.

4. Where are the pictures hidden?
(a) Under the bed.
(b) In the drawer.
(c) Under the dresser.
(d) In the ceiling.

5. What does Maali most want to remember?
(a) How he died.
(b) DD's last words to him.
(c) Where he hid his negatives.
(d) Who killed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the house that Maali remembers growing up in?

2. Who is shocked by the gruesome photos?

3. Who is Maali's parents?

4. What does Sena confirm about Maali?

5. What does Maali's Ear Check reveal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Maali eager to make contact with his friends?

2. What does Maali's ear check ultimately reveal?

3. In the opening section of the novel, “First Moon,” why does the author use the main character Maali’s second person point of view?

4. What is the box of photographs symbolic of?

5. What are the photo negatives symbolic of?

6. What is in the box under Maali's bed?

7. Who tells Maali to get his ears checked and what does the doctor say about ear folds?

8. Why does Dr. Ranee continue urging Maali to get the Ear Check?

9. Who and what does Maali see on the Hotel Leo rooftop?

10. How does Maali ensure that his life actually had meaning?

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