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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the African Muslim girl from who is the evening nurse for Sem and Lukas Cierny?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Eritrea.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Sudan.

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

3. In "Red Bandana," when Harun wants to sleep under the stars and Sem wants to sleep in a motel, where does he remember falling asleep in the car in a parking lot?
(a) Colorado.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Utah.

4. What is the name of a bookstore Sem notices as he is riding in the ambulance?
(a) Liberation Books.
(b) Utopia.
(c) Apropo.
(d) The English Book.

5. When Sem and his family first flew to Phoenix, how long after they arrived did their suitcase arrive?
(a) 6 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 4 days.
(d) A month.

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

7. Near an abandoned gas pump on an overgrown parking lot, what car does Sem see with a March edition of The New Yorker on the seat?
(a) Ferrari.
(b) Porsche.
(c) Maserati.
(d) Corvette.

8. In "Red Bandana," where does Harun live?
(a) Tucson.
(b) Flagstaff.
(c) Yuma.
(d) Phoenix.

9. What lake did Sem grow up beside?
(a) Klinje.
(b) Goransko Jezero.
(c) Modrac.
(d) Balkana.

10. Why is Lukas Cierny in the hospital?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Alzheimer's and chest problems.
(c) Dementia and heart attack.
(d) Cancer.

11. How many of Sem's family members had had heart attacks according to his mother?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) None.

12. What was the name of the street where Sem and his family lived in Phoenix?
(a) Kachina Trail.
(b) Camelback Mountain.
(c) Estrid Ave.
(d) Dia Road.

13. What day of the week does Sem get out of the hospital?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Friday.

14. When does Sem remember using an oil lamp that left soot everywhere in the room and on him, Sanja, and Harun?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1991.

15. What is the date when Sem has a heart attack?
(a) October 11, 2010.
(b) September 28, 2010.
(c) November 2, 2010.
(d) December 19, 2010.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chekhov's diaries, how long did a man think he had heart problems?

2. What year does Lukas Cierny think it is?

3. What stones does an African man have on his ring when he comes to photograph Sem's heart?

4. What type of bedspread does Sem have?

5. How old was Sem in 1996?

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