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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 do Genet and Marion continue?
2. Why is the doctor visiting the hospital?
3. What does Marion leave at Stone's apartment?
4. What is Ghosh's final wish to Marion?
5. What do the nurses tell Marion to do with Dr. Popsy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Stone do after Marion lets him know how he feels?
2. How does Marion meet Stone?
3. Why is Genet in America, and why does Marion not beat her?
4. What does Stone say is the reason he never returned to Africa to claim his children?
5. When are the family allowed to visit Ghosh in prison and what does he tell them?
6. What does Deepak do that attracts the interest of a visiting surgeon?
7. What do the nurses ask Marion to do when Popsy enters the operating room?
8. What does Marion and Hema find in Rosina's bungalow when they go there after hearing noises?
9. What does Marion do when he finds out where Dr. Stone is?
10. What does Marion do to express his anger towards Stone?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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