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Salman RushdieA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. What does Rashid do for a living?
2. What warning sign of his wife’s unhappiness does Rashid miss?
3. What does Butt’s hair remind Haroun of?
4. What does Khattam-Shud’s name mean?
5. What is the name of the houseboat where Rashid and Haroun are taken on The Dull Lake?
6. In whose voice does the Hoopoe speak?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How does Soraya’s note end up impacting Rashid’s career?
2. How do Haroun and Rashid end up riding in a mail coach?
3. As they ride across Dull Lake, what conclusion does Haroun come to about the land they are in, and what does his father tell him about his idea?
4. What is the Disconnector, and how is it related to Rashid’s storytelling abilities?
5. What does Haroun wish for when he drinks the Wishwater, and how does his mother’s absence impact his ability to focus on his wishing?
6. What does Haroun’s experience when he drinks from the Ocean of the Streams of Story cause Iff to reveal about the Ocean?
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