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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 stones does an African man have on his ring when he comes to photograph Sem's heart?
(a) Topaz and sapphire.
(b) Diamond and ruby.
(c) Turquoise and black onyx.
(d) Pearl and diamond.

2. In "Red Bandana," how many days do Sem and Harun plan to aimlessly wander American roads?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Sem been taking a medication that makes him tired and slows him down in "Red Bandana"?

2. Where is Lukas Cierny from?

3. When did Sem and Harun drive from the East to the West Coast and run into a snowstorm in Arizona?

4. At a hotel where the parking lot is empty in "Red Bandana," how much does a young Navajo claim the only room that is vacant costs?

5. When does Sem remember a table tennis game in the Botanical Garden at the Sarajevo National Museum that woke him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Harun injure his little finger, and why did his parents not take him to the hospital?

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

5. What happens to Sem when he is getting ready for work?

6. What does Sem remember about seeing Harun when he was a newborn in the hospital?

7. How does Sem describe Phoenix?

8. What story does Sanja tell Sem about smoking?

9. What does Sem remember from November 1992?

10. With whom does Sem share a room when he is moved out of intensive care into a hospital ward?

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