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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. In Chapter 19, what does Yusef invite Shirin and her family to?

2. Where does someone take a picture of Shirin in Chapter 27?

3. In Chapter 15, how long has it been since Shirin has talked to Ocean?

4. When does Shirin's fever break in Chapter 18?

5. When Shirin rides to school with Ocean for a second day in Chapter 27, what do people call her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the second morning that Shirin rides to school with Ocean?

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

3. Why does Ocean feel like he cannot quit basketball?

4. What news does Navid have in Chapter 15?

5. What does Shirin love about Ramadan?

6. When Ocean and Shirin talk in his car in Chapter 19, what conversation do they have?

7. How does Shirin get permission to bring Ocean for Thanksgiving dinner?

8. Why does a cheerleader wave Shirin over in Chapter 15?

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

10. What happens when Coach Hart corners Shirin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shirin is Persian and Muslim. How do Shirin’s religion and ethnicity cause struggles for her at school and in life? Why do her parents have no sympathy for the struggles she faces?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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