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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. Who steps up to claim responsibility for the disappearances of things in the house?

2. Who does Moraes say helped Aurora when Abraham collapsed?

3. Who is the first person allowed to see the paintings?

4. What does Moraes say about breathing?

5. Who come to the defense of Aurora and Abraham?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence does Camoens have that the ghost of his late wife is still in the house?

2. What does the once-renowned private investigator, Dom Minto, find out about Uma?

3. How does Moor get to know more about his mother and father and their relationship?

4. Why is Moor thankful for Epifania's strict devotion to her faith?

5. What has Moraes left on his trail as he sits collecting his breath in the graveyard?

6. In the office, what happens to the young 15-year-old heiress?

7. What are the historical connections of the family Moor comes from?

8. How does Moor describe the Reverend Oliver D'Aeth, rector of the church?

9. Describe the condition of the middle daughter, Minnie, at the Mahalaxmi Weekend Constitutional.

10. What in Miranda's character seem to foreshadow serious problems to come?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages Superstition: How It Affects Human Behavior. In the essay, use these examples:

(1) the annual Ganesha festival and Aurora's disdain for such a superstition, (2) Camoens' superstitions that eventually led him to believe Belle's ghost was haunting the house, and (3) Flory's superstitions that caused her to see visions in the temple tiles that eventually led to her death.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages The Importance of Good Fiction Writing. In your essay use these points:

(1) some fiction includes historical fact in such a way that learning history is fun reading, (2) some fiction uses the art form to get across moral principles without being preachy, and (3) some fiction is pure fantasy and relaxing to read.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages on Rushdie's take on organized religion. Find in the novel explicit references to Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam and show how Rushdie discounts all of them as divisive and something to be avoided.

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