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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. Chapter 12 focuses on encouraging the reader to think about what?

2. Where had Biplab been prior to the opening of Chapter 11?

3. What kind of swimming pool did Anjum decide to build in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of the mother whose letter is revealed in Chapter 10?

5. At whose grave was Anjum when she said a prayer in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Amrik Singh give to Musa after his wife's death? Why?

2. Where were Musa's recoveries stored? Why?

3. How is Tilo's mother described? How did Tilo feel about her mother?

4. What classes were being taught at the Jannat Guest House in the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. Who or what is Guih Kom and what is signficiant about his/her appearance in Chapter 12?

6. What is Tilo's connection to the baby that appeared in the streets?

7. What story did Musa recall telling his daughter in Chapter 9? What was Musa doing as he recalled this memory?

8. Why was the young Kahmiri boy brought in by Ashfaq Mir in Chapter 8? How is he described?

9. Why did Tilo decide against keeping the child in the end of Chapter 9?

10. What animal symbolism appears in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of animal symbolism in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. What are some of the animals that the author focuses on in the Prologue and in the final chapter? What do these animals symbolize to you? What is their purpose in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine and discuss the theme of motherhood in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. What characters embody the theme of motherhood? How? What symbols connect to this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of religion in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. What are the major religions of India? How are these major religions illustrated in the novel? Where are there crossovers between religions?

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