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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 happens that turns Carmen into a nurse for Aires and his lover?

2. What exists in a Benengeli village on a hill?

3. Where does Aurora live?

4. How does Moraes refer to the saga of his family?

5. Besides Aurora's pranks, what convinces Camoens that Belle is haunting the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the once-renowned private investigator, Dom Minto, find out about Uma?

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

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

4. How does Moor refer to the dysfunction of his family?

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

6. How does Francisco defile Epifania's worship place?

7. Describe the opening of the novel.

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

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

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

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 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.

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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