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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. Who was William Freeman's defense attorney?

2. Who is Naomi's youngest child?

3. What does Karthik find himself unable to do at the ashram?

4. Where is Naomi taken after jumping off the bridge?

5. Which child of Naomi's dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aviv describe Florida, Naomi's mother?

2. What does Naomi's family begin to notice about her after the birth of her twins?

3. What does Laura do when she is 25?

4. What does Naomi do after being in "segregation" for a while?

5. What does Naomi do on July 4, 2003?

6. What does Laura Delano think of herself when Aviv first introduces her in Part IV?

7. What does Naomi know about the circumstances of her own birth?

8. What kind of relationship do Nandini and Bapu have?

9. Why does Laura decide to go off of her medications?

10. What is Naomi Gaines looking for, according to Aviv, when the reader meets her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do people come to believe that Bapu was like a mystic or a saint? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Laura Delano begin to doubt the efficacy and safety of her medications to treat her depression and anxiety? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Ray Osheroff sue the Chestnut Lodge, and what larger significance does the lawsuit take on for him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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