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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. Karen says people want to snatch believers back to what?

2. Where doKaren and Scott talk about Karen's problems?

3. Where did Scott find Bill had taken refuge?

4. What does Brita catch in the starkness of Bill's eyes?

5. What kind of logic does Karen say her father will be using?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Karen think of her parents?

2. What does Moon think about the faces looking at him?

3. How does Charlie try to get Bill to help him?

4. What does Maureen joke that is the only reason there are so few American faces?

5. How does Karen escape her cousins at the airport?

6. How does Brita express her nervousness at the beginning of Chapter Three?

7. How does the author describe Reverend Moon?

8. What has happened to Bill in Chapter Eight?

9. When does Bill say he felt good as a child?

10. How does Scott meet Bill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the Mao picture symbolize in the context of the story? How is Mao compared to the main character Bill?

Essay Topic 2

What does Haddad mean when he says that terrorism defends against the defenseless? What are the arguments for and against his statement?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the novel start and end with a wedding? What are the similarities and differences between the two weddings? What different meaning do they give the story?

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