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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. At the Jannat Guest House, who taught classes in arithmetic, drawing, computer graphics, and "eccentricy" (403) in Chapter 10?

2. From what narrative tense is The Ministry of Utmost Happiness largely related?

3. Where was Miss Jebeen buried?

4. Who had begun giving singing lessons again at the Jannat Guest House in Chapter 10?

5. Who was Tilo's husband that she was leaving in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Tilo and the baby greeted at the Jannat Guest House in Chapter 8?

2. Why did Tilo flee in Chapter 8? Who did she enlist to help her?

3. How has Biplab Dasgupta's outlook on Indian politics changed by Chapter 11?

4. How is the theme of gender expectations explored in Chapter 10?

5. What did Biplab Dasgupta ask Musa about Amrik Singh in Chapter 11? How did Musa reply?

6. How does the narrator describe Tilo's act of leaving Naga in Chapter 8? For how long were they married?

7. What was indicated by the death of Usman Abdullah in Chapter 9?

8. What animal symbolism appears in Chapter 10?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Anjum in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. Is Anjum a protagonist or antagonist? Why? What are Anjum's defining characteristics? What is revealed about her through her behavior and actions?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and discuss examples of irony in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. What are examples of verbal irony in the work? What are examples of situational irony? What are examples of dramatic irony?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's social commentary in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. What do you think the author is attempting to convey to her audience in terms of the changes in India and the impacts of those changes upon the people who live there?

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