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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 is the Mystery of Bezaban?
2. Where is Iff from?
3. Why does Iff give Haroun the story water to drink?
4. What is Haroun's opinion of Rashid's stories?
5. What is Wishwater?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Soraya choose to leave her family?
2. What does the Bezaban idol look like?
3. How does Rashid react to his wife's disappearance?
4. Describe Haroun.
5. What is a Hoopoe?
6. Why do the Page uniforms feature strange stories with Bolo's name in them?
7. What does Dull Lake look like?
8. What is Moody Land?
9. Why does Butt agree to help Haroun by driving him to the Valley of K?
10. Why are the cities of Gup and Chup separated from each other?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Salman Rushdie named many of his characters and locations after Hindustani words and figures. Haroun himself is named after a legendary figure of Baghdad. Write an essay that explains which characters and locations were derived from Hindustani, and what their meanings are. How did Salman Rushdie relate these characters to their real life meanings? Are the characters in the book privy to this information? Be sure the provide examples to support your work.
Essay Topic 2
Blabbermouth is strongest and most important female character in "Haroun and the Sea of Stories". She is the only one who plays a pivotal role in the saving of Kahani. Write an essay that explores Blabbermouth's character from a feminist perspective. Why is she a strong feminist character? What are her beliefs on work and society? How is she different from other female characters like Princess Batcheat and Soraya? Be sure the provide examples to support your work.
Essay Topic 3
The world of Kahani features many literary-themed components. Among these are the Pages of the Gup Army, and the Sea of Stories itself. Write an essay that explains how writing and literature is important to Earth's second watery moon, Kahani. How does the name Kahani itself tie into the themes of literature and writing? Why are the Pages of the Gup Army organized into Chapters and Volumes? How does the Stream of Stories work and what is its purpose? Use examples from the novel to make the point.
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