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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 the name of the guy in Shirin's group in Global Perspectives?

2. How long does the breakdancing club have to prepare for a talent show in Chapter 15?

3. In Chapter 15, what type of earring studs is Bijan wearing?

4. At the end of Chapter 22, where does Shirin meet Ocean?

5. What class does Shirin ditch in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does an Indian girl say to Shirin when she corners her around lunch time?

2. What happens when Coach Hart corners Shirin?

3. Why does Shirin not call Ocean in Chapter 18?

4. What news does Navid have in Chapter 15?

5. In Chapter 19, what is Shirin thinking when she ignores Ocean?

6. In Chapter 17, why does Navid take Shirin home?

7. In Chapter 16, what reception does Shirin get when she returns to Global Perspectives?

8. How does Navid feel about Ramadan?

9. How does Shirin try to ignore Ocean in Chapter 16?

10. What conversation do Navid and Shirin have in Chapter 20 after she kisses Ocean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A Very Large Expanse of Sea is the story of Shirin’s sophomore year in high school. How do the events in the book help Shirin mature and grow in the novel? What role does accepting people and their foibles have to do with her growth?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of A Very Large Expanse of Sea and why is that incident the climax?

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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