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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aaron react to what Saul tells him about Mariam?

2. What worries Saul, Aaron and Eliza about Mariam when she comes down to dinner?

3. What does Aaron shout as he dances with the others in the Hare Krishna temple?

4. What does Saul offer Aaron before he leaves on his trip away?

5. What are the name of the beads the Hare Krishna's chant with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Saul's upbringing affects the decisions he makes and how he brings up his own children? In what way does he repeat his father's mistakes?

Essay Topic 2

What is Miriam's relationship with her children? How does this relationship effect both her and the children?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author foreshadow the problems that occur late in the book? Why is foreshadowing important to a story?

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