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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. How is Abraham's physical infirmity introduced?

2. How does Aurora treat Abraham?

3. Why does Camoens turn to secularism?

4. How does Flory die?

5. Where does Aurora have Miranda paint cartoon murals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Flory's condition for giving Abraham the emeralds.

2. What is Moor conclusion behind the tragic end of the da Gama-Zogoiby family?

3. Why are Camoens and Aires given fifteen year prison sentences?

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

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

6. Why does Moor lament his life as he continues with his history of the family?

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

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

9. What is the effect of the suicide pill Moor is forced to take half of at the prison?

10. How is Abraham finally successful?

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 Humane Incarceration. In your essay discuss:

(1) the need for prisons, (2) the deplorable conditions of prisons like the Indian prison Moor was sent to, and (3) the more humane prisons like Aires, Camoens, and Aurora endured. End your essay with your idea of how to improve prisons so that people coming out are prepared to re-enter society rather than become gangsters like Hammer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages on Moor as an Unsympathetic Character. Your essay should include the sympathy the reader feels for Moor early in the novel, such as his deformed hand and his aging disease. Gradually, however, he becomes more and more unsympathetic as he allows himself to be manipulated by:

(1) Uma, (2) Lambajan Chandiwala, and (3) Raman Fielding. Conclude your essay giving your opinion whether he is a sympathetic as he lies down in the cemetery to breathe his last sigh.

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