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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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)?
(a) Ammon Dankner.
(b) Stephen Dantes.
(c) Laird Hunt.
(d) Simin Daneshvar.

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

3. What type of bedspread does Sem have?
(a) Floral.
(b) Navy.
(c) Black.
(d) Striped.

4. In Chekhov's diaries, how long did a man think he had heart problems?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 14 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the flight from Washington to Phoenix?

2. In "Me'Med," where does Sem think his bedspread came from?

3. What color uniform is the girl wearing who tells Sem that he is having a heart attack?

4. When did Ales Debeljak visit Sem and his family in Washington, DC?

5. What is the time difference between where Harun lives and where Sem lives in "Red Bandana"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Sem have with his mother after his heart attack?

2. What is Sem wrapped in when he goes to the hospital and where did he get it from?

3. What does Sem remember about a trip he took January 31, 1996?

4. How does Sem describe nostalgia?

5. Where did Sem grow up, and what does he remember about the place?

6. What is Arcosanti?

7. What does Sem connect the pain in his throat and the metallic taste in his mouth to?

8. In "Red Bandana," what conversation does Sem remember having with his doctor during a routine six-month checkup?

9. Who was Ilija Ladin, and what did Sem say about him?

10. How does Sem feel as he is in the ambulance on the way to the hospital?

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