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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 is Ocean's middle name?
2. When did Navid sign up the breakdancing club to perform in Chapter 14?
3. When does Shirin remember that her brother would go through her diary?
4. In Chapter 3, what is Shirin's class dissecting for science?
5. When did breakdancing start?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some things that Shirin's father has taught her?
2. How do Shirin and Mr. Jordan come to an argreement about her returning to class?
3. In Chapter 6, what notes and comments does Shirin still get at school?
4. How has Navid had money to buy things he wants, and what has he bought with his money?
5. How did Shirin help Navid deal with his dyslexia?
6. Where does Shirin meet another middle-eastern student at school, and what is he like?
7. Why does Shirin wear a headscarf?
8. How does Shirin decorate her shoes and her backpack?
9. What does Shirin think of Global Perspectives and Mr. Jordan at the beginning of Chapter 9?
10. What does Shirin remember about living in Iran?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
People are interested in being with Shirin after the talent show. How do people treat Shirin differently after the talent show? Why does she think the students and teachers are hypocritical?
Essay Topic 2
In A Very Large Expanse of Sea, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
Shirin admires her mother. What type of relationship does Shirin have with her mother? Why does she admire her mother?
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