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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. How does Bobby describe Richard Cory's work?

2. Where does Krishna meet Bobby after he gets the manuscript?

3. What does the small boy have in his hands when Bobby is led to Das?

4. What does Bobby see in the eyes of the man in the dark room?

5. What writer does Bobby compare Das to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolic about Bobby placing Victoria's body in the transport coffin?

2. What caused Bobby to not touch guns in his adult life?

3. How does Das die the second time?

4. What does Abe want Bobby to do with Other Voices after his death?

5. What happens to Bobby as he listens to Das speak?

6. What happens to Bobby's marriage after Victoria's death?

7. What happens when Bobby follows the advice he gets from the rickshaw driver?

8. How did Victoria go missing?

9. How do the Parsees dispose of their dead, and why?

10. What kind of hoops does Bobby have to jump through to get Victoria's body home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by many characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Power and greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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