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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 does Roger say is the only thing Kim's interpreter taught him to say?

2. What is the name of the author who painted Mao II?

3. Where does Brita live?

4. How does Brita feel as she is setting up the camera?

5. What meat do the characters eat for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Karen think Scott minds her sleeping with Bill?

2. What does Brita think is special about the writer's face?

3. What does Bill imagine about Brita's life?

4. Why does Brita say she is scared of writers?

5. Why does Scott say that he tells Bill what he does?

6. What does Karen think of her parents?

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

8. What does Charlie say is Bill's idea of a writer's life?

9. Why does Brita say she can't talk seriously in cars?

10. Describe the tour of Bill's house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following characters in the novel and discuss how their character changes through the story.

1. Karen

2. Bill

3. Scott

4. Brita

Essay Topic 2

What parallels does the author draw between terrorism and writing? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this comparison?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Bill's relationship with one of the following people.

1. Scott

2. Karen

3. Charlie

4. Liz

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