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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 Moraes say he is doing faster than he should?

2. How does Moraes identify his family?

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

4. What does the argument between Flory and her son reveal to the reader?

5. What does Moraes say was his father's lament?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the effect of the suicide pill Moor is forced to take half of at the prison?

3. Why does Epifania collude with her daughters-in-law?

4. After gaining entry into Vasco's house, what prevents Miranda from killing Moor?

5. How does Fielding reward Moor, now the Hammer, for his work?

6. Explain the effect of Uma's efforts to convince Abraham and Aurora that she and Moor really do love one another.

7. How does Aurora manage to upset the Hindu-Muslim population of India?

8. What is the situation with Sammy Hazaré after Aurora's death?

9. How is Abraham finally successful?

10. What conflict arose in Camoens when he went to hear Mahatma Gandhi?

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 Rushdie's literary gimmicks. Main points of your essay include:

(1) the odd way the da Gama family adds -o and -ofy to words that symbolize their quirkiness, (2) the rhyming phrases he uses generally to belittle certain characters, (3) long hyphenated phrases to make for more powerful adjectives. Give specific examples of each in your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages Expressing Ideas and Feelings through Art. Using the stages of Aurora's painting, discuss the different ways she expressed herself:

(1) feelings about family history, (2) feelings about politics and religion, and (3) feelings about her love for Moor.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages on Moral Lessons in The Moor's Last Sigh. Begin your essay by defining moral lessons in obvious works such as Aesop's Fables. Select three characters from the novel to show how eventually each one pays for bad behavior. Include Sammy Hazaré who pays for his hatred by killing himself as a suicide bomber.

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