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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What movies affect the behavior of Abraham in his sixties?
2. From Madrid, where does Moor go?
3. On the payroll of Mumbai's Axis (MA), what does Moor come to be called?
4. Who serves as model for Aurora's Moor paintings?
5. Who is the character arriving at the end of Chapter 13 that the Moor hints will drive a wedge between him and Aurora?
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 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 2
Write an essay of at least two typed, double spaced pages on Man's Cruelty to Man. Divide your essay into three parts as follows:
(1) Uma's manipulations and murder plot; (2) the inhumanity of the Indian prison where Moor is incarcerated; (3) the ease with which Moor becomes the Hammer after his experiences with Uma and prison.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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