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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 Mishal tell her husband about the girl?

2. Who does Saladin think the old woman with the cane is?

3. Why do the police come for Saladin?

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

5. What proof do the police offer that Saladin is the man they are looking for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the pilgrims finally destroyed?

2. How does Mirza Saeed die?

3. What message does Aeysha give Mishal in response to Mirza Saeed's final appeal to the pilgrims?

4. Why is Gibreel unable to get away from Rosa Diamond?

5. Describe how Gibreel and Chamcha fall from the wreckage of flight AI-420.

6. Detail the things about Allie Cone that make her a minor celebrity.

7. How would you describe the character of Khalid, the water carrier?

8. Describe how Gibreel and Chamcha find themselves as they wake up on land.

9. Describe what Chamcha finds in the church.

10. When Mahound has conquered the city, why is Salman spared?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Take several scenes from the book like the pilgrims walking purposefully into the sea, the bloody tear from the statue of Al-Lat, the wax images in the Hot Wax Bar, and others. Then write a paper discussing Rushdie's use of symbolism, explain what the symbols are.

Essay Topic 2

Review the legend of the walnut tree and write a paper on different cultural beliefs and practices. Include customs of your culture that may not have any meaning in another culture. Discuss the importance of different cultures understanding each other.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Rushdie's writing style and express your opinion as to its sound. Do you think he makes it sound the way people actually talk? Give examples from the novel.

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