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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 assures the group that Maali will turn up?

2. Who does Maali discover at the Palace?

3. What did Maali swear while in the army?

4. Who works for the Associated Press?

5. How many flings did Maali have at the bar in Fifth Moon?

Short Essay Questions

1. "I was there to witness. That is all. All those sunrises and all those massacres existed because I filmed them. Now, they are as dead as me” (244). What does this quote mean?

2. Over the course of the Fourth excerpt, how does the author use Maali’s sorrow?

3. How did Maali hurt DD?

4. How does Maali's sense of truth and reality falter?

5. Why is Maali desperate to control Down There?

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

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

8. How does Maali attempt to communicate to Jaki that the negatives are not important?

9. What does Maali think about while in the mara tree with Sena?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Maali ambitious to take photographs throughout his life?

Essay Topic 2

"You were never claustrophobic despite all that time spent in bunkers and narrow beds and lifelong closets. But, like any reasonable person, you’d like the option of running away, especially when there is plenty to run from" (140). Discuss what is meant by this quote, and how it relates to the way Maali was forced to live his life.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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