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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Red Bandana," what day of the week did Sem go for a six-month checkup at the doctor's office?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

2. In "Red Bandana," what is a side effect of the medication Sem is taking?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Memory loss.
(c) Tremors.
(d) Indigestion.

3. In "Me'Med," when does Sem remember he and Harun were on their way from Zagreb to Phoenix?
(a) January 31, 1996.
(b) January 23, 1996.
(c) January 2, 1996.
(d) January 11, 1996.

4. How old does Sem think the old man, Lukas Cierny, is with whom he shares a room on the hospital ward?
(a) 80 or more.
(b) 86.
(c) 78.
(d) 90s.

5. Where was the Bosnian doctor working who Sem heard was smoking behind the hospital building?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Virginia.

6. How old was Harun in 1996?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

7. What car does Sem remember driving when the wife of the poet F. was giving birth to their daughter?
(a) Toyota Corolla.
(b) Ford Escort.
(c) Toyota Camry.
(d) Ford Explorer.

8. In "Me'Med," where does Sem think his bedspread came from?
(a) India.
(b) Egypt.
(c) South America.
(d) Africa.

9. What is a couple driving when they arrive at the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, and an Indian man tells them the park is closed?
(a) Sedan.
(b) SUV.
(c) Mini-van.
(d) Convertible.

10. In "Red Bandana," What is an Asian man driving who comes to photograph just before morning?
(a) Honda.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Toyota.
(d) Hyundai.

11. Where is Lukas Cierny from?
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) Bulgaria.
(c) Estonia.
(d) Belarus.

12. What is the name of the man who lives in the apartment Sem and his family used to live in in Phoenix?
(a) Matt.
(b) Bob.
(c) Rich.
(d) Clint.

13. When Sem and Harun visit an experimental town in "Red Bandana," how long has the it been since the building began?
(a) Quarter century.
(b) Half a century.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 45 years.

14. When does Sem remember taking a cable car up Trebevic Mountain?
(a) Winter 1989.
(b) Winter 1988.
(c) Fall 1988.
(d) Fall 1989.

15. How long does it take to install stents in Sem's blocked arteries?
(a) 3 1/2 hours.
(b) 2 1/2 hours.
(c) About 4 hours.
(d) A little more than 3 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Harun when Sem calls him in "Me'Med"?

2. The day after Sem's heart attack, what does Sanja bring Sem?

3. What is the name of the American writer who wrote, "When you smoke, other people come up to you and ask for a light" (19)?

4. What type of bedspread does Sem have?

5. Where is the African Muslim girl from who is the evening nurse for Sem and Lukas Cierny?

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