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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 do Elsa and the detectives want Jaki’s help?

2. At the beginning of Second Moon, where does Maali visit?

3. Who does Maali meet to help him resolve his issues?

4. What do the ear folds revelation prevent him doing?

5. Where does Jaki believe the box is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Maali unsure about what happened to him?

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

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

8. What are the photo negatives symbolic of?

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

10. Why does Dr. Ranee continue urging Maali to get the Ear Check?

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

Seven Moons is laced with off-beat humor; the author adds levity to heavier moments. In an interview with The Booker Prize, he said, of Sri Lankans, "We specialize in gallows humor and make jokes in the face of our crises.’" Has the author succeeded in bringing the humor of his nation to life?

Essay Topic 3

How did Maali spend the night of his death? How did he hurt DD?

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