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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 Chamcha order Gibreel to do?

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

3. What does Mishal tell her husband about the girl?

4. What verses does Mahound receive in meeting with Gibreel?

5. What does ellowen deeowen stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Aeysha and Mirza Saeed?

2. Describe how Chamcha is helped to get out of the hospital.

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

4. Why does Gibreel want to get to London?

5. How is Chamcha restored to his human form?

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

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

8. What happens at Shepperton Studios?

9. While the pilgrims are marching to the sea, what is Mirza Saeed attempting to do?

10. Where does the title of Satanic Verses come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The event of the Satanic Verses is an actual tradition of Islam. Write a paper on the probability of something like that happening. In comparison, notice how Mahound goes into a trance to quote verses to get his wife Aeysha to back off her objection to his other women. What in your opinion is Rushdie saying about where we get our religious dogmas?

Essay Topic 2

Write a paper about Zeeny and Saladin Chamcha. Zeeny represents pride in her heritage while Chamcha represents ethnic self-loathing. Discuss the merits of Zeeny's attitude and how it eventually sinks in on Salahuddin. Discuss your opinion of ethnic pride and the value of maintaining cultural differences.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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