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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. Why does Hamza insist that Mahound return to the mountain?

2. Who willed the rescue and who made it happen?

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

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

5. What follows the repudiation of the goddesses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mishal and Anahita question about Chamcha's appearance?

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

3. Why had Zeeny avoided seeing Chamcha?

4. Why does the TV show called Gardener's World attract Chamcha's attention?

5. What does the Grandee's wife, Hind, represent?

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

7. Why is Mirza Saeed so miserable?

8. How are the pilgrims finally destroyed?

9. How does Mirza Saeed die?

10. Give some information about the exiled Imam.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper on how people change as they mature and face death. Use Changez as an example and discuss the relative importance of holding onto traditions without consideration of their effects on other people. Notice how Chamcha also changes in his attitude toward his father.

Essay Topic 2

Write a paper discussing the similarity between the girl Aeysha and Mahound. Do you think they are mirror images? If so, what is the message Rushdie gives?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay expressing your opinion on Rushdie's purpose in writing THE SATANIC VERSES. Is it a rejection of Islam or all organized religion?

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