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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Abraham and Moor want to recover Miranda's crude painting Aurora called The Moor's Last Sigh?

2. What is seen in Aurora's controversial painting of a young lady and man based on a news report?

3. Who does Moor say is the woman who transformed, exalted and ruined his life?

4. Who does Moor meet as the head of Mumbai's Axis?

5. What does Uma tell Moor about Keeko Mody, Vasco Miranda, and Raman Fielding?

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 Power and Greed. Your essay should include the element of ruthlessness in the characters of Aurora, Abraham, Uma, and fielding. Give an opinion on how power corrupts each of those characters. Sum up with the end results of overreaching one's limitations.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages Expressing Ideas and Feelings through Art. Using the stages of Aurora's painting, discuss the different ways she expressed herself:

(1) feelings about family history, (2) feelings about politics and religion, and (3) feelings about her love for Moor.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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