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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. Into what type of family was Tilo's mother born?

2. What did Musa do with the gift offered him by Amrik Singh in Chapter 9?

3. In the last entry of Tilo's notebook described in Chapter 18, there is a press release describing 17 village girls on tour of what locations?

4. What had the hijras decorated Tilo's room as in Chapter 8?

5. What did Miss Jebeen the Second's mother swear she would live and die by in the conclusion of her letter from Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How have the circumstances of Biplab Dasgupta's life changed in the opening of Chapter 11?

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

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

7. What animal symbolism appears in Chapter 10?

8. How is the encounter between Biplab Dasgupta and Musa described in Chapter 11?

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

10. What are comprised of Musa's "recoveries"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. From what narrative point of view is the novel related? Are there changes from this narrative style? Where and why? Why does the author apply this approach?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Tilo in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. Is Tilo a protagonist or antagonist? Why? What is revealed of Tilo's backstory and her family? What do Tilo's actions reveal about her character?

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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