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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 happened to Nazruddin in Canada?
2. In what way is Raymond like Salim's family?
3. What does Indar say about Africans abroad?
4. What does Salim have in his desk drawer?
5. What signals the end of the town's boom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Indar's behavior on the steamer show that he is not as sure of himself as he told Salim he was?
2. How does the situation in the town deteriorate after the Youth Guard is disbanded?
3. What do Salim and Metty observe from the President's radio broadcast?
4. What is a clear sign that the President is now taking charge of his own destiny?
5. How does Salim begin to compare himself with Mahesh?
6. Why does Indar think moving African intellectuals around the continent would be good for Africa?
7. Why do Indar and Ferdinand both board the steamer at the same time?
8. How are things different socially for Salim after his return from London?
9. What does Indar tell Salim about his plans for his future?
10. Explain Salim's obsession with Yvette.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme of living in fear runs throughout the novel. Write an essay on how humans are affected by constant fear. Explain how you would deal with the constant threat of corrupt police, high crime, and instability of the government.
Essay Topic 2
Using the Domain and the houses occupied by Indar and Raymond and Yvette, write an essay about the shallowness of appearances. Using Salim's shame at showing his store and flat to Indar, discuss how putting on airs by rich appearances is ultimately not authentic.
Essay Topic 3
Look up information about the Nobel Prize for Literature and write an essay about V. S. Naipaul as a Nobel Prize winner. How do you rate Naipaul as a story teller? Explain whether you think A BEND IN THE RIVER is a compelling read.
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