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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. In Fourth Moon, what does Maali wish he had with him?

2. Who assures the group that Maali will turn up?

3. In the Fifth Moon, what does Maali watch drift across the sky?

4. After discovering Maali is dead, what does Viran do?

5. Who wrote Maali regular letters after leaving him in the Fifth Moon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do others in the Afterlife continue to discourage Maali's attachment to Down There?

2. How did Maali hurt DD?

3. Why is Maali upset when he witnesses the Minister burn the box?

4. What does Dr. Ranee teach Maali about good and evil?

5. How does Dr. Ranee help Maali?

6. Why does Maali want Jaki to forget the box?

7. What is the author suggesting about Maali’s journey from one moon to the next?

8. What is Maali gaining now that he is a member of the spirit world?

9. Why does Maali spend the majority of his time focusing on Down There in the Fourth Moon?

10. What is the significance of the mara tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book oscillates between real-life and an ‘in-between’ underworld, an afterlife that is as bureaucratic as the world above - laden with rules. Discuss why the author has subverted the idea that for many a better afterlife exists.

Essay Topic 2

To what extent are the influences of other writers, like García Marquez and Salman Rushdie visible in Seven Moons?

Essay Topic 3

What is Maali’s last wish before he dies?

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