Heat and Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Heat and Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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 does Chid ask the narrator for in Section 21?

2. Who does the narrator say her grandmother is in the first section of the novel?

3. Why does Inder Lal say that he agreed to the treatment that Ritu receives?

4. What is a sadhu?

5. What topic do Olivia and Douglas start to discuss during her growing friendship with the Nawab?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Olivia's feelings about and prior to the dinner party that she and Douglas attend at the Nawab's palace in Section 6.

2. Describe the narrator's room in Satipur City.

3. How does the narrator feel upon discovering that she is pregnant?

4. Based on her actions in Section 23, is the narrator a kindhearted person?

5. Explain how Olivia reveals the details of her pregnancy to the possible fathers.

6. What kind of a person is Chid when the narrator first meets him in Section 7?

7. Describe Maji.

8. How does Harry's reluctance to bring Olivia to the palace forecast events to come?

9. Describe Olivia and Douglas's relationship in Section 23.

10. How does Olivia feel about her pregnancy in Section 32?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The power to change one's self and transform one's circumstances is a theme in Heat and Dust.

1) Explain how the dual stories of Olivia and the narrator reflect this theme.

2) Discuss the impact of setting and nature on a personal transformation in the story.

3) What one character transformation that did NOT occur in the story could have changed the entire course of the novel? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The relationships explored in Heat and Dust span generations, cultures and bloodlines. Of course, the connection between Olivia and the narrator is intriguing as they are not related by blood, and will never meet, yet Olivia's life is having a strong impact on the narrator's. Analyze the following aspects of this unique relationship.

1) Is Olivia a good person? Is the narrator?

2) Is it disloyal of the narrator to give so much attention and energy to the woman who betrayed her grandfather?

3) How would the story be different if the narrator was able to meet Olivia?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the roles of tradition and symbolism in Heat and Dust. Be sure to explain how the examples you give helped or hindered the people involved, why they chose to participate in acts or events, and why the symbols or symbolic acts or traditions were meaningful to the plot and storyline.

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