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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Allie Cone looks at Saladin Chamcha?

2. What is the meaning of Uhuru Simba's name?

3. What emotion becomes the undoing of Gibreel's and Allie's relationship?

4. How does Hind save her life?

5. Why do the villagers not turn back as they wade deeper and deeper into the sea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write your opinion about the pilgrimage to Mecca. Discuss how people can be led by their hopes of something better. [You may want to compare it with Jim Jones and the Jonestown suicides]

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay expressing your opinion as to who the narrator of THE SATANIC VERSES is. Use specific lines from the novel to back up your contention.

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