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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 wrote the poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"?
2. What poem does Daniel say he will write one day after making out with Natasha at the karaoke club?
3. What is the mohawked couple doing when Daniel gets off the train as he tries to find Natasha?
4. How old was Dae Hyun when his father began grooming him to take over the family's meager business, according to the narrator in “Dae Hyun Bae"?
5. What does the sister Lachesis hold in her hands in the description from “Fate: A History"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Natasha's perceptions of her father change as the novel progresses?
2. How does the author use the symbolism of stars in the narrative?
3. How do the differences between the blue-haired, mohawked couple illustrate the differences between Daniel and Natasha?
4. How did Samuel Kingsley's experiences as an actor differ between Jamaica and America?
5. Why do you think the author chose to tell the story of the waitress at the Korean restaurant in the novel?
6. How would you compare the hardships of Daniel's life versus the life of his father?
7. What importance does the setting play in The Sun is Also a Star?
8. What is the outcome of the conflict between Daniel and Charlie at their father's store?
9. How is Daniel's relationship with his father illustrated in the novel?
10. Why do you think that the story of Joe (the Secutity Guard) is important to the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Donald Christiansen and what role does he play in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star? What characters encounter Donald? What are the impacts of these encounters for the main characters?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the plot structure of The Sun is Also a Star. Where in the narrative are the exposition and rising action located? Where does the climax of the novel occur? What information is revealed in the novel's falling action and denouement?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of love in The Sun is Also a Star. How is this theme developed through character and setting? What symbolism relates to this theme? How is the concept of love explored through the two main characters?
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