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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. How do the businessmen react to the changes coming about?
2. What happened to Nazruddin in Canada?
3. What group begins guided tours of the Domain?
4. What does Salim hold onto in the face of all this corruption?
5. What does Salim notice every time he sees Yvette?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a clear sign that the President is now taking charge of his own destiny?
2. How does Salim react to Nazruddin's letter from Uganda?
3. How does Salim learn more about Raymond?
4. Explain the basis for Indar's depression.
5. What do Salim and Metty observe from the President's radio broadcast?
6. Explain who initiates the affair between Salim and Yvette.
7. Although already captivated by Yvette, why does Salim think he might not have become involved with her?
8. What is the conclusion Salim draws about the relationship between Yvette and Raymond?
9. What has become of Indar?
10. Explain Salim's obsession with Yvette.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a two-page summary of A BEND IN THE RIVER. In your summary include only the major theme of the novel and the transformation of Salim from east coast living to his experiences in the town to his leaving at the end of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Take the old saying, "It takes one to know one," and compare it to the meeting of Indar and Mahesh and his wife, Shoba. In Chapter 6, Metty recognizes a slave girl when she keeps coming to the store looking for him. Write an essay about how people can spot the faults in others that they have in themselves.
Essay Topic 3
Write a paper about African religion. Use Zabeth as an example and discuss the religious significance of the carved wooden masks. Also refer to Father Huismans' interest in the religious artifacts he collects and why he thinks they are historically significant.
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