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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 proof do the police offer that Saladin is the man they are looking for?
2. What is odd about the song Gibreel begins to sing?
3. What makes Gibreel begin speaking after pinning Mahound down?
4. Where does Rosa tell Gibreel she went as a young bride?
5. What does Chamcha order Gibreel to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what Chamcha finds in the church.
2. What happens at Shepperton Studios?
3. What is the irony of the marriage of Chamcha and Pamela Lovelace?
4. How have things changed at Scandal Point?
5. What had happened to Rekha?
6. What is the thing Chamcha must do that calls him away from the human chain protest?
7. Explain why the satirical character of Mahound becomes so offensive to Muslims.
8. Describe the physical transformation of Chamcha after he comes back to earth.
9. What is the importance of the wrestling match between Mahound and the Archangel Gibreel?
10. How does Gibreel put his foot in his mouth when he speaks with Chamcha?
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1Write an essay about organized demonstrations as a means of social change. Use the demonstration on behalf of Uhura Simba and the human chain for peace as examples. Then refer to real life demonstrations that have either succeeded or failed. Some examples you might want to research and include are the demonstrations led by Gandhi in India and the American Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.
Essay Topic 2Write a paper expressing your opinion about the meaning of the Archangel Gibreel only being able to do what people who call him want him to do. What is that saying about religion?
Essay Topic 3When Saladin destroys the wax figures in the Hot Wax Bar, he changes back into his human form. Write an explanation of that transformation. What does it mean to you?
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