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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did DD want to go so he and Maali could live and work freely?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) India.

2. Who wrote Maali regular letters after leaving him in the Fifth Moon?
(a) The Crow Man.
(b) Amma.
(c) Jaki.
(d) Dada.

3. Who assures the group that Maali will turn up?
(a) Jaki.
(b) Dada.
(c) Jonny.
(d) Amma.

4. In Sixth Moon, why do the dead tourists appreciate the negatives?
(a) There is a photo of the city hall.
(b) There is a photo of a leopard.
(c) There is a photo of a panther.
(d) There is a photo of wildlife.

5. What does the Minister do with the box?
(a) Hides it under his bed.
(b) Sells it to Elsa.
(c) Buries it in the cemetery.
(d) Burns it in the furnace with Maali's bones.

6. What does the Minister do with in the crematorium with Maali’s bones?
(a) Prays.
(b) Burns the bones.
(c) Asks for forgiveness.
(d) Burns the box.

7. In Fourth Moon, what does Maali wish he had with him?
(a) His clothes.
(b) His camera.
(c) His friends.
(d) His dignity.

8. What is the purpose of the object that Maali wears as a war photographer?
(a) A talisman.
(b) He is a war hero.
(c) He is a frontman.
(d) He will survive this way.

9. Who does the Minister want to capture?
(a) Elsa.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Dada and Amma.
(d) Maari.

10. What does Maali wish he could ask the universe?
(a) Why is there death?
(b) Why did he die?
(c) Why people are born, why they die, and why anything has to be.
(d) Who is The Crow Man.

11. How many dreams does Jaki have in the Fifth Moon?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) None.

12. In Sixth Moon, what is the name of the horrific place full of torture and violence?
(a) Minister’s Castle.
(b) City of the Dead.
(c) Minister’s Palace.
(d) Minister’s Place.

13. What did Maali swear while in the army?
(a) He knew how to take photos.
(b) He knew how to beat others up.
(c) He was not a homosexual.
(d) He knew how to fight.

14. What object did the soldiers confiscate of Maali’s?
(a) His photos.
(b) His pen.
(c) His gun.
(d) His camera.

15. Dr. Ranee says people in dreams are what?
(a) People.
(b) Connected.
(c) Spirit Lords.
(d) Ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jaki use her platform with the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation to help her?

2. Who does Maali realize may have been narrating his life?

3. Why do Maali and DD keep their relationship secret?

4. What does Maali tell Crow Man to tell Jaki to do?

5. Who does Maali watch learn of his disappearance?

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