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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. Where does Aurora achieve fame for her artwork and her political activities?

2. After the business is successful again, what does Flory do?

3. Why is Moraes estranged from his mother?

4. What is a likely reason Flory had made her money?

5. How does Flory die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Epifania collude with her daughters-in-law?

5. As Aurora's popularity wanes, what does she do with her life?

6. Explain what is special about the blue tiles in the synagogue.

7. How is Aurora's wish fulfilled in Moraes?

8. How does Vasco Miranda come into the lives of the Zogoiby family?

9. What is the situation with Sammy Hazaré after Aurora's death?

10. Because of his medical condition, what does Moor think about?

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 on Man's Cruelty to Man. Divide your essay into three parts as follows:

(1) Uma's manipulations and murder plot; (2) the inhumanity of the Indian prison where Moor is incarcerated; (3) the ease with which Moor becomes the Hammer after his experiences with Uma and prison.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages on Moral Lessons in The Moor's Last Sigh. Begin your essay by defining moral lessons in obvious works such as Aesop's Fables. Select three characters from the novel to show how eventually each one pays for bad behavior. Include Sammy Hazaré who pays for his hatred by killing himself as a suicide bomber.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages on Rushdie's use of references to literature and incorporation of actual history in his novel. Use as main points:

(1) examples of various literary quotes or adaptations (your choice), (2) actual events such as the rally with Gandhi and the imprisonment of Nehru, and (3) finally the way he works the 1993 bombings into the story.

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