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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. Why does Salim close his shop for three hours the day after the affair begins?

2. What happens when Metty takes out the car?

3. What is the invitation Yvette offers to Salim?

4. What surprising action does the President take for the town?

5. What is Indar's problem with Shoba and Mahesh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the basis for Indar's depression.

2. Explain Zabeth's concern for her son Ferdinand.

3. How does Salim begin to compare himself with Mahesh?

4. Explain Salim's obsession with Yvette.

5. What indicates the end to the boom times in the town?

6. How does Indar's behavior on the steamer show that he is not as sure of himself as he told Salim he was?

7. How does Salim react to Nazruddin's letter from Uganda?

8. How does the situation in the town deteriorate after the Youth Guard is disbanded?

9. What is a clear sign that the President is now taking charge of his own destiny?

10. What was the social gaffe that got Yvette excluded for the President's social events?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper on the importance of expressing gratitude in human relations. Use Ferdinand's short note to Salim and Metty after the threat of war subsides in the town. Explain why it is necessary to thank people who perform some service or give some gift.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about Yvette as a classic femme fatale. Detail how she is swept off her feet by romantic visions which she later reduces to romantic stupidity. How does she use Raymond's reputation to get what she wants? State your opinion about whether she ultimately gets what she deserves.

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper about means of travel in the novel. Include the advantages and disadvantages of each. What method of travel in the novel seems most reliable? State your reasons for selecting that means as opposed to the others.

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