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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 Saladin dream about in Rosa's house?

2. Where does Rosa tell Gibreel she went as a young bride?

3. Why does Mishal spend so much time with Aeysha?

4. What does ellowen deeowen stand for?

5. What is Saladin Chamcha's reaction to waking up on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mirza Saeed die?

2. What effect does the death of Sarpanch Muhammad Din's wife have on the pilgrims?

3. How does Chamcha go about reclaiming his life after he returns to normal?

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

5. What had happened to Rekha?

6. Explain how Baal, the satirical poet, realizes that Mahound is returning to Jahilia.

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

8. Why is Mrs. Hind such a bitter woman?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about organized demonstrations as a means of social change. Use the demonstration on behalf of Uhura Simba and the human chain for peace as examples. Then refer to real life demonstrations that have either succeeded or failed. Some examples you might want to research and include are the demonstrations led by Gandhi in India and the American Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

When Saladin destroys the wax figures in the Hot Wax Bar, he changes back into his human form. Write an explanation of that transformation. What does it mean to you?

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