How would you justify or explain Gustad's money laundering?

How would you justify or explain Bilimoria's money laundering?

How would you justify or explain Dilnavaz's spell on Temul?

How would you explain Dinshawji's coarse humor? What does it say about his marriage?

What does the blackout paper signify, both its staying up for decades and its coming down?

How do Parsi and Catholic practices compare and contrast in this novel?

How are the super powers portrayed in this novel?

What is Gustad's greatest psychological scar? How does it affect him?

Why is Dilnavaz portrayed so regularly as glum and combative?

What does the circling, frightened moth represent at the end of the novel?