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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 can the souls do in the Afterlife?

2. What does Maali's Ear Check reveal?

3. Who is the Minister guarded by?

4. Why does the woman tell him?

5. Who does Maali consult with about talking to people Down There?

Short Essay Questions

1. What experiences indicate to Maali that he is dead?

2. How does the CNTR worker, Elsa Mathangi agree to help the detectives?

3. What is Maali trying to remember while on his mission?

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

5. What are the photo negatives symbolic of?

6. What is Maali most concerned with?

7. How is Maali's photojournalist work related to his death?

8. Who and what does Maali see on the Hotel Leo rooftop?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despite being gay, Maali has an unusual relationship with a woman, Jaki. What was the purpose of their relationship? Were there benefits for each, or was it one-sided?

Essay Topic 2

What does Maali realize after the Department of Justice explosion? What does his time at the River of Births and in The Light reveal to him?

Essay Topic 3

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

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