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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. Where does Maali say he will meet DD on the night of his death in Fifth Moon?

2. Who does Jaki and DD visit at the British Consulate?

3. Why did Maali not want to return to other scenes from his past in the Fifth Moon?

4. How many dreams does Jaki have in the Fifth Moon?

5. In the Fifth Moon, what does Maali begin to doubt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Maali desperate to control Down There?

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

3. How does the author convey Maali's spiritual trascencedence?

4. What does Dr. Ranee inform Maali about in their first interaction?

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

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

7. How does Dr. Ranee help Maali?

8. What is the significance of the mara tree?

9. What does Maali tell Dr. Ranee after emerging from the dreamscape?

10. How does the author use Sena’s character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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