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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 is the chosen and the beloved?

2. Breaking laws is like children who build ________________, only to smash them with glee.

3. Darkness creates a blind urge for what?

4. When one eats an apple, what lives in his body?

5. What can Almustafa not speak to the Orphalese people?

Short Essay Questions

1. When a man gathers grapes, what does Almustafa say the man must realize?

2. What do people delight in, according to Almustafa, in relation to laws?

3. What does Almustafa say he has observed when the orator asks about freedom?

4. What does Almustafa think about crime and punishment?

5. How does Almustafa describe what people call freedom?

6. What does sorrow do that helps a person hold more joy in their lives?

7. What does privacy become, according to Almustafa?

8. It is better not to seek only peace and pleasure in love, but what should one do to open one's self up to love?

9. What does Almustafa say to Almitra about marriage?

10. What does love seek of the person who feels love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Almustafa is heading on a journey to another world, it seems, as evidenced by the beginning of the story. The journey can be seen as both symbolic and literal. What do you think this journey represents and why? Is Almustafa the only person who can go on this journey or is this a universal journey? What would you do if you were going on this journey?

Essay Topic 2

Almustafa suggests that everyone live in the country. Why does he believe this is the best choice for families and individuals? What do you think about this advice? Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? Does the place where you live even matter?

Essay Topic 3

Almustafa does not accept gifts from those in Orphalese, citing that he is too proud to receive wages. Were the people of the city right to react the way they did? Why or why not? If you were Almustafa, would you react in the same way, why or why not?

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