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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. Where does Aunt want to spend her last days?

2. Who starts worrying about Raman?

3. What is the mood between Daisy and Raman once the cart driver leaves them?

4. How many women has Raman slept with?

5. Who took care of Raman his whole life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aunt begin worrying about Raman?

2. What does Raman want Daisy to believe about his sex life?

3. What was Daisy's upbringing like?

4. Why does Raman avoid going out?

5. What does Daisy think of romance?

6. Why is Aunt skeptical of Daisy?

7. Why does Raman visit the police station?

8. What does Raman tell Aunt about Daisy?

9. Who notices a major change in Raman?

10. Who commisions Raman for a job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the relationship between Raman and Aunt. What is the nature of this relationship, and what does it mean to Raman? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the various depictions of spirituality in the book. For which characters is spirituality important, and for whom is it not? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Daisy and her thoughts on abortion. What does Daisy make of the concept of abortion, and why is it so important to her? Use evidence from the text as support.

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