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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. From what country does Zehrunisa hail?

2. As which of the following does the text gloss the meaning of “Kalu”?

3. The text glosses “sa’ab” as meaning which of the following?

4. Into what hospital is Fatima admitted?

5. Which of the following is the Husains’ third son?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Asha greet petitioners in a housedress?

2. Why does Abdul dislike sorting polyurethane bags?

3. For what reasons do Abdul’s parents favor their selection of a wife for him?

4. Why had Sunil refused to beg for money at the local orphanage?

5. Why does Abdul hide in his storage shed?

6. Why do the recycling plant owners wear white?

7. Per the text, why had families encouraged widows to self-immolate on their husbands’ pyres?

8. Why is Abdul a criminal before police begin to pursue him?

9. How does Abdul define good fortune?

10. How does the owner of the local entertainment center accrue money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conversely, given demonstrated efforts toward censorship in a number of countries, what would likely prompt bans of Behind the Beautiful Forevers? By which groups? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Readerly attention focuses on the following comment: “India still made a person know his place, and wishing things different struck Abdul as a childish pastime, like trying to write your name in a bowl of melted kulfi” (15). What might attract attention thereto, and why might it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of Behind the Beautiful Forevers. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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