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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 angers Aires by their disappearance?

2. How does Moraes identify his family?

3. In reality, what is Aurora's character?

4. Where did Aurora and Abraham have sex the first time?

5. What was like the largest, hottest dish of curry ever cooked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Moraes left on his trail as he sits collecting his breath in the graveyard?

2. What conflict arose in Camoens when he went to hear Mahatma Gandhi?

3. How does Fielding bring together opposing forces to serve his purposes?

4. How does the war affect Abraham's running of the family spice business?

5. What are the historical connections of the family Moor comes from?

6. After reconciling, what plans do Moor and Abraham make?

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

8. What in Miranda's character seem to foreshadow serious problems to come?

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

10. How does Aurora begin her art career?

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 undertones of an Oedipal Complex in The Moor's Last Sigh. Your points include:

(1) an explanation of the Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex, (2) the suggestion of Moor posing nude for Aurora, and (3) the Moor painting where Aurora is Desdemona on the bed and Moor as Othello, lunging at her with a dagger.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages On Rising Above Bad Circumstances. As an example in your essay, review the history of Nadia Wadia. See how she rises out of obscurity to become famous as Miss World, gets involved with unsavory characters, angers men like Sammy Hazaré by refusing his advances, and suffers having her face disfigured. Finally discuss how she manages to rise above circumstances by looking inward instead of in the mirror.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critique of at least two typed, double spaced pages on The Moor's Last Sigh.

(1) Is it a good story? (2) Is it easy or difficult to read? Why? (3) Do some of Rushdie's gimmicks get in the way? Why? (4) Is it literature that will stand the test of time? (5) What, in your opinion, sets Rushdie apart as a novelist? (6) what is your recommendation to others about reading this novel?

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