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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 does Shiva take off?
2. Who yells at Hema when she arrives back at Missing?
3. What has Koochooloo done?
4. From where does Sister Mary Praise leave for Africa?
5. What is yelled at Hema?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Marion and Shiva's first experience with someone dying because of not getting medical care soon enough?
2. Why are Sister Mary and Anjali on a boat,and what happens to some of the people on the boat?
3. How does Dr. Stone find out Mary is pregnant?
4. What is Marion's first exposure to violence against a person?
5. Why does the Emperor call the hospital?
6. What confuses Hema for a moment about Gebrew's message?
7. What does Marion remember about being a toddler?
8. What does Ghosh explain to the man with stomach pain, and what does he realize about the man?
9. What does Hema do about Shiva not talking, what angers Marion and what does he yell at her?
10. What happens when Hema first rushes into the operating room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?
2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as "Cutting for Stone" help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading "Cutting for Stone"? Why or why not.
3. Choose one specific incident in "Cutting for Stone" to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.
Essay Topic 2
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Marion and Shiva. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Genet and Tsige. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in "Cutting for Stone" help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
Essay Topic 3
It is highly symbolic that the blood vessels that once connected Shiva and Marion as one body are the ones to explode, ultimately killing Shiva. After Shiva's death, however, Marion feels like order is restored, that he and Shiva truly are one body again, and he even begins using the word "we" instead of "I" in this first-person narration.
1. Discuss in depth the symbolism of the blood vessels that connected Shiva and Marion killing him. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. Do you think Shiva would have undergone the surgery if he had known ahead of time that he would die? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
3. Marion's attitude towards Genet and his thought that he and his twin are one again following Shiva's death may indicate he has some form of delusional thinking. Discuss the possibilities of this statement. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
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