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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 word does Brita say the driver says several times?

2. Who does Bill think about for the first time at the end of this section?

3. Of what does Rashid say that Brita must be a student?

4. Whose consent does Brita say she needs to publish the photos?

5. What secret does Scott say he holds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Karen become acquainted with the homeless people?

2. What signs are there that Karen is getting ill?

3. Why does Charlie say George is an interesting sort of academic?

4. How does the author describe George Haddad?

5. Describe the part of Beirut Brita is driving through at the beginning of the section.

6. What does Rashid say about Chairman Mao?

7. What do Karen and Scott do when Karen arrives back at the house?

8. Why doesn't George like using a word processor?

9. Summarize the novel.

10. Who is Omar and how does he help Karen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1. Scott

2. Karen

3. Charlie

4. Liz

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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