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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. Who was the doorkeeper of Elephanta, Aurora's estate according to Moraes?

2. Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?

3. Why does she open the windows at night?

4. What is Aurora's goal in all her night time activity?

5. How does Moraes say he is living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moor feel about his parents union?

2. Who comes to the rescue when Aires is physically abusing the servants over lost artifacts?

3. In the office, what happens to the young 15-year-old heiress?

4. What is the fitting scene of Moor at the end of the novel?

5. Describe the condition of the middle daughter, Minnie, at the Mahalaxmi Weekend Constitutional.

6. What does Moraes have to say about his mother and his lover, Uma?

7. Explain the effect of Uma's efforts to convince Abraham and Aurora that she and Moor really do love one another.

8. What is the first thing Epifania does the day after Francisco dies?

9. How do Aurora and Moor react to the presence of Uma?

10. What painting does Miranda cover with another after Aurora reacts negatively to the original?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages Superstition: How It Affects Human Behavior. In the essay, use these examples:

(1) the annual Ganesha festival and Aurora's disdain for such a superstition, (2) Camoens' superstitions that eventually led him to believe Belle's ghost was haunting the house, and (3) Flory's superstitions that caused her to see visions in the temple tiles that eventually led to her death.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages on Uma as an Example of the Classic Villainess. Main points of your essay include:

(1) deception, not looking like a villain, (2) scheming, making careful plans, and (3) ultimately being undone by her own schemes.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages comparing Aurora and Moor with Marge Simpson and Bart. Let you imagination run free in this humorous essay that shows the similarity in Marge's relationship to her "special little guy," and the close relationship Moor has with Aurora before Uma comes on the scene.

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