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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 does Moraes say was his father's lament?

2. Where does Aurora live?

3. What does Aurora do to torment her father and uncle?

4. What foils the plan to take over the family business?

5. Why does Flory Zogoiby object to her son's marrying Aurora?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Returning several decades before Aurora's death, how to readers learn about the arrival of a doorman?

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

4. What is the transformation of Abraham?

5. By August 1939, Aurora is the heiress to the da Gama fortune. Why does she storm into the office of the company?

6. Detail the demise of Abraham's mother.

7. How does Abraham's adopted son, Adam, bring down the great house of Zogoiby?

8. Why has Aurora been up to so much mischief in the house late at night?

9. Explain Francisco da Gama's beliefs that drive wedges between family members.

10. How does Moor excuse himself for writing about his parents sex lives?

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 Rushdie's literary gimmicks. Main points of your essay include:

(1) the odd way the da Gama family adds -o and -ofy to words that symbolize their quirkiness, (2) the rhyming phrases he uses generally to belittle certain characters, (3) long hyphenated phrases to make for more powerful adjectives. Give specific examples of each in your essay.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages entitled, Salman Rushdie's Love Affair with Words. Divide your essay into three parts as follows:

(1) Rushdie's use of alliteration and onomatopoeia. (2) Rushdie's use of strings of hyphenated words to form nouns or adjectives. (3) Rushdie's coining of words for special effect. Be sure to quote passages from the novel to support your points.

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