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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the narrator and Inder Lal do together in Section 25?
2. In whose arms does the old beggar woman die?
3. Harry once again accompanies the Nawab to pick up Olivia after having been absent due to his illness. What does Olivia notice about his behavior on his first reappearance?
4. What does Maji offer the narrator in Section 33?
5. What happens when Olivia goes to have an abortion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many minor characters in Heat and Dust have an important role in the story and a huge impact on other characters. Choose characters below and discuss the impact or the role that this person has on other characters in the novel.
1) Harry.
2) Maji.
3) Ritu.
4) Mrs. Saunders.
Essay Topic 2
Symbolism occurs in many forms in Heat and Dust. Select 3 symbolic items from the list below, or elsewhere in the story. Answer the questions that follow about those 3 items. Red strings, the piano, Olivia's letters, Chid's robe, the Nawab's palace, the Saunders' baby's grave, the grove, Baba Firdau's shrine, the royal tombs, Maji's hut.
1) Explain the significance this item has to the story and to specific characters.
2) Relate the symbolic item to the culture in which it exists.
3) Discuss what the story would lose without the inclusion of this symbolic item.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout Heat and Dust, numerous references are made about India and Illness. Locate 3 such references in the novel. Analyze each one for its accuracy based upon the story, the impact this comment has on characters or events, and how the comment impacts the reader's experience of the novel.
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