View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Neah believe is the reason for her parent's divorce?

2. What is Darline cooking when Arnold "visits" her?

3. What is Callie doing when Kim meets her for the first time?

4. What is the name of the story that Kim writes about Callie?

5. What does Arnold fall on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kim describe Callie when she sees her for the first time since they were children?

2. What type of people are on Kim's flight?

3. Who is Miss Ruby and why is she important to the story?

4. What song does Greg request for Kim and why?

5. Where did Arnold grow up and how was his childhood?

6. What are the two different meanings of the title "Without Inspection"?

7. Who is Paris and what happened to him?

8. How did Arnold get to America?

9. How does Lucy's upbringing impact her personality?

10. What is "Seven," and what is it about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select at least 2 mother/daughter relationships in the book. Analyze the relationship and answer the following question: What is the role of motherhood in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Select two of the short stories from the text and analyze how the concept of "home" is developed throughout each.

Essay Topic 3

What is a diaspora? How does it apply to this book? Use specific characters and plot lines as examples.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 939 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample