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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 does Teddy think the driver of the car who crashed into his truck was probably doing?

2. What was one thing Darisse got out of her job?

3. Who is Teddy's stepdaughter?

4. What did Osman decide to do after he had to close his carpet shop?

5. Which patient of Darisse's has advanced lung cancer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kiki's Turkish boyfriend decide to do when he stops selling carpets?

2. What was the main reason that Teddy and Sally got divorced?

3. What does SIlas tell Darisse about his opinions on Jeshuana, her daugther?

4. In the midst of Hurricane Sandy, what does Reyna's father call her and ask her to do?

5. What does Reyna think when she sees the women on the bus to Rikers Island doing their hair and makeup?

6. How does Darisse meet SIlas, the man she ends up dating after she realizes Claude has disappeared?

7. Why does Teddy have financial problems following Claude's crashing into his truck?

8. Who is Reyna upset to hear is coming to visit Boyd at Rikers Island and why is she upset about it?

9. How does Lionel treat Darisse when she comes to pick up her daughter?

10. What was Reyna's real reason for wanting Kiki to stay with her and Oliver during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing why Kiki is so excited when the three Germans - Dieter, Bruno, and Steffi - show up on Osman's family's farm in Turkey in 1977. Why do you think she ultimately decided not to take them up on their offer to her to travel with them?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how struggling with addiction creates a type of bond between Teddy and his stepdaughter, April. What are the subjects of some of the discussions Teddy and April have, and how do each of their struggles with addiction seem to affect their attitudes about God?

Essay Topic 3

Bruno, Dieter, and Steffi have an uneasy and tense partnership as they travel through Turkey on their smuggling escapades. Although their alliance is strained primarily by infidelity and a love triangle, write an essay analyzing some of the underlying character traits Bruno, Dieter, and Steffi exhibit that also contribute to their discord.

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