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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 stone figure is sitting by the lotus pool?

2. Where did Will meet Babs?

3. How does Will view his sexual relationship to Babs?

4. What does Part 1 of the book state about religion?

5. What does she compare her mother to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the primary difference between the pain of Susila and Will?

2. Define the term "mother" in Palanese terms.

3. Define self determination also known as destiny control in Palanese terms.

4. What strikes fear into Will's heart?

5. What does Will believe was the result of the Rani's teachings to Murugan?

6. What are Murugan's plans for Pala?

7. What seems so foreign about the way the people of Pala deal with fear?

8. Why was Will never interested in power? Quote from the text.

9. Why is it seem to be impure to sleep with a woman to the Rani?

10. What is the difference between a Wife of Love and a Sister of Mercy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a 2000-word essay on the contrasts of light and darkness throughout the book, and the significance of this theme to the plot development. Why do you think the author chooses to use this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the use of distance regarding landscapes the most important aspects of a religious painting, in the opinion of Vijaya? Do you agree with this logic? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The people of Pala deal with pain and fear far differently than we do. How is it different? Compare and then contrast it to the way we handle these two emotions. Which do you think is more productive? Which do you think is psychologically more beneficial? Which do you think would expedite the healing process? Which is easier?

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