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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 is the most unusual thing about Shadow Warriors?

2. What story does Rashid tell the audience at the rally?

3. What is the name of Haroun's home city?

4. What does Blabbermouth think of Mudra?

5. What does Khattam-Shud do when Haroun challenges him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Prince Bolo so angry when he finds out Blabbermouth's secret?

2. What is a Shadow Warrior?

3. What happens when Haroun's wish comes true after drinking the Wishwater?

4. What happens to the citizens of Chup after Khattam-Shud is vanquished?

5. How does Haroun feel about his mother returning?

6. Why do some residents of Gup disapprove of Prince Bolo's reasons to go to war?

7. Describe the language Mudra communicates with.

8. Why is Blabbermouth able to snatch the bomb away from the messenger before it is able to detonate?

9. Why does Haroun dislike long goodbyes?

10. Why do the members of the Gup army look like angels going into battle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Writing style is an important element of fiction writing. "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" is no exception. Write an essay that explores the writing style of the author, Salman Rushdie. Address various components of writing such as perspective, sentence structure, diction, and grammar in your work. Explain how these things contribute to the flow of the narrative. Be sure the provide examples to support your work.

Essay Topic 2

Every adventure story must have its hero. Haroun is the hero of "Haroun and the Sea of Stories". Yet even though he saves Kahani, he does not think of himself as a savior. Write an essay that explains why Haroun is a hero to the people of Kahani. What is a hero? What makes Haroun a hero? Why does he not think of himself as heroic? Why do the citizens of Gup appreciate him? Be sure the provide examples to support your work.

Essay Topic 3

Khattam-Shud is the antagonist of "Haroun and the Sea of Stories". He is an evil man with a rotten core and dubious ambitions. Write an essay that explores the character of Khattam-Shud. What makes him the antagonist of the story? What are some of his beliefs when it comes to stories and imagination? What is his ultimate goal? What does he want for Earth's second watery moon, Kahani? Does he view the people of Gup as a threat? Use examples from the novel to make the point.

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