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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Natasha say she would achieve fame for when answering Daniel's question before her appointment?
(a) She would be a prolific author.
(b) She would be a rich banker.
(c) She would be a successful teacher.
(d) She would be a benevolent dictator.

2. What is the name of the receptionist that Natasha argues with when she arrives late for her appointment at USCIS?
(a) Irene.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mary.
(d) Anna.

3. What is described in “Love: A Chemical History” as the pleasure hormone?
(a) Testosterone.
(b) Opioid.
(c) Estrogen.
(d) Dopamine.

4. What is the title that younger brothers use for older brothers in Korean?
(a) Hangul.
(b) Hyung.
(c) Eomma.
(d) Appa.

5. Polaris is not the brightest start in the sky, according to Natasha. Where does it fall in the list of brightest stars?
(a) 30th.
(b) 15th.
(c) 50th.
(d) 20th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first question from Category #3 (most intimate) that Natasha and Daniel choose to ask one another?

2. What chemicals in the brain orchestrate the stages of love, according to the narrator in “Love: A Chemical History”?

3. What is the first question from Category #2 (medium intimacy) that Daniel and Natasha choose to ask one another?

4. What is Daniel's mother's name?

5. How many intimate questions comprise the study about love that Daniel describes in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Natasha become flustered and leave the coffee shop?

2. How would you describe Natasha's family?

3. What is the significance of the Prologue to The Sun is Also a Star?

4. What does "Deus ex Machina" mean and why does the author use this phrase in The Sun is Also a Star?

5. What is the significance of Irene's character in the novel?

6. Who is Daniel scheduled to meet with from Yale? Why?

7. What are Natasha's feelings about science?

8. What are the three stages of love that are discussed in the novel?

9. How would you describe the narrative style of The Sun is Also a Star?

10. What happens when Natasha arrives late for her meeting with Karen Whitney?

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