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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 does Gibreel say when he wakes up?

2. What difficulty does Gibreel have in getting out of Rosa's house?

3. What cliche does Abu Simbel believe is not true?

4. To what does Rushdie compare the explosion of the jet?

5. What fills the zamindar, Mirza Saeed Akhtar, with lust as he stands on the veranda of his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gibreel want to get to London?

2. What is the irony of Mahound's death?

3. How does Gibreel put his foot in his mouth when he speaks with Chamcha?

4. What do the citizens of Jahilia and their religion represent in the novel?

5. Describe the physical transformation of Chamcha after he comes back to earth.

6. Explain what Hind tries to do but is prevented by Mahound.

7. Why has Salman defected from Mahound?

8. Describe the meeting of Mr. Maslama and Gibreel on the train.

9. What is the reaction to Saladin when Sufyan brings him into the Shaandaar hotel?

10. How are the pilgrims finally destroyed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the idea that men do not need angels and demons because they exist in human beings. Explain why you agree or disagree and give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Write a paper expressing your opinion about the meaning of the Archangel Gibreel only being able to do what people who call him want him to do. What is that saying about religion?

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper about the end of the novel. What do you think the ending is saying? Why does Gibreel destroy himself and allows Saladin to continue? Discuss how this fits in with Rushdie's existential philosophy. Express whether you agree or disagree.

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