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

2. Where is the photograph taken that hangs on the wall above the sofa?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Tibet.
(c) Nepal.
(d) Africa.

3. In "Red Bandana," what is the name of the experimental town Sem and Harun visit?
(a) Cordes Lakes.
(b) Cottonwood.
(c) Agua Fria.
(d) Arcosanti.

4. How old was Harun when he had a rose thron stuck in the palm of his hand?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Bosnian poet does Sem think Lukas Cierny looks like?

2. What is Sem doing when he feels pain in his chest and throat?

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

4. How old was Harun when he was asked to play Hamlet at the Sarajevo Youth Theater?

5. What year does Lukas Cierny think it is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Arcosanti?

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

3. What happens when Sem and Harun visit their old apartment in "Red Bandana"?

4. What happens when Sem arrives at the hospital?

5. How does Sem describe Phoenix?

6. What does Sem see when the ambulance stops in front of the hospital?

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

8. How does Sem describe nostalgia?

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

10. What does Sem remember from November 1992?

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