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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. How did Ocean's maternal grandparents die?

2. In Chapter 20, in how many days are students to wear all black for the first basketball game of the season?

3. What is the name of the cheerleader who talks to Shirin in Chapter 15?

4. At the end of Chapter 23 when Ocean asks where Shirin came from, what does she tell him?

5. In Chapter 17, what does Navid throw at Shirin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Coach Hart corners Shirin?

6. In Chapter 25, how do Ocean and Shirin manage to remain relatively drama-free for just over three weeks?

7. What news does Navid have in Chapter 15?

8. How did Ocean start playing basketball, and how does he feel about playing?

9. What does Navid do for Shirin when he takes her home in Chapter 17?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shirin admires her mother. What type of relationship does Shirin have with her mother? Why does she admire her mother?

Essay Topic 2

Shirin does not trust people. Why does Shirin not trust people? Why does she always believe they have ulterior motives?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the Mafi use cliffhangers in A Very Large Expanse of Sea? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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