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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. When did Sem and Harun drive from the East to the West Coast and run into a snowstorm in Arizona?
(a) December 29, 2004.
(b) January 11, 2005.
(c) January 4, 2005.
(d) December 19, 2004.

2. What is the time difference between where Harun lives and where Sem lives in "Red Bandana"?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

3. How long has Sem been in the hospital when he is moved out of intensive care?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 day.

4. When did Ales Debeljak visit Sem and his family in Washington, DC?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1997.

5. How long has Sem been taking a medication that makes him tired and slows him down in "Red Bandana"?
(a) Nearly 5 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) About 8 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did Sem and his family live in Phoenix?

3. How old was Harun in 1996?

4. 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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sem tries to get a hotel room on page 60?

2. What story does Sanja tell Sem about smoking?

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

4. What happens when Sem arrives at the hospital?

5. How does Sem describe nostalgia?

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

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

8. Why is Harun affected by something that happened at a local film festival that just closed in "Red Bandana"?

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

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

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