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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. A divided house is not a ___________________, just a divided house.

2. What is remembered long after the vessel is gone?

3. What crosses vast distances?

4. Who is everyone's need and giver of all?

5. What is only good tortured by its own hunger and thirst?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do people's hearts already know, according to Almustafa?

2. When a teacher asks Almustafa about teaching, what does he say one can reveal?

3. What does Almustafa claim when evening falls and Almitra blesses the day, the place, and Almustafa's words?

4. How does Almustafa describe evil? How does he define it?

5. Where does one's giant self lie, according to Almustafa?

6. What can one person's vision unable to do, according to Almustafa?

7. What happens when one prays, according to Almustafa?

8. How does Almustafa describe time?

9. What is the reaction of the people when Almustafa does not accept the gifts of the Orphalese?

10. What do the tired and the weary say about beauty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Almustafa says that you should not despair the loss of a friend, does this make sense to you? Are there times when it's right to despair the loss of a friend? Describe an example of a personal situation in which letting go of a friend was a good thing. What does Almustafa say about what you should do as a friend? What are some things to show that you're a good friend and that you care about the other person?

Essay Topic 2

Freedom is a yoke and a handcuff. What does Almustafa mean by this statement? It seems to go against what society thinks about freedom when we talk about it. Cite three examples of how freedom can be a handcuff in someone's life. Describe one experience in which you have felt like freedom was a yoke in your life.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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