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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. The heiress to the da Gama fortune, Aurora falls in love with what older man?

2. Who is the first person allowed to see the paintings?

3. Who says, with that God stuff I got scared?

4. Why does she open the windows at night?

5. How does Moraes classify his early years?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the opening of the novel.

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

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

4. Why does Moor have trouble getting to Vasco Miranda in Andalusia?

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

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

7. How does Aurora manage to upset the Hindu-Muslim population of India?

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

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

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

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 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 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 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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