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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does business suddenly boom at The Curtain?

2. Why does Saladin think there is no need for angels and demons?

3. Although Sufyan and Hind now live in a four-storey terraced house, what does she long for?

4. What becomes an obsession with Mahound at Tathrib oasis?

5. Who is Jumpy Joshi's star pupil at the martial arts academy?

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

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 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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