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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. What is the cemetery filled with?

2. What are the items that Jaki bring to the meeting meant for?

3. What career does Maali have?

4. What does Maali want from Crow Man?

5. Who did Maali take his negatives to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the box of photographs symbolic of?

2. What does Maali think is happening when he first wakes in the In Between?

3. What do the photos reveal, and why is Maali desperate for his friends to locate the negatives?

4. Where do Jaki and her companions discover Maali's photographs?

5. What does Maali's ear check ultimately reveal?

6. What is Maali most concerned with?

7. How does the author particularly use Maali’s box of photos in the novel?

8. How does the experience on the rooftop impact Maali emotionally?

9. Why is Maali eager to make contact with his friends?

10. What is in the box under Maali's bed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Maali upset when he witnesses the Minister burn the box? How does Sena challenge Maali's point of view during this moment?

Essay Topic 2

What is Maali’s last wish before he dies?

Essay Topic 3

Seven Moons has been described as a cross-genre novel, merging magical realism with a ghost story, a whodunnit, and a state-of-the-nation piece of work. Discuss how Shehan Karunatilaka has allowed these genres to intersect and whether you think it is successful.

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