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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. After two sleepless nights in "Red Bandana," where do Sem and Harun get a hotel?
(a) Chandler.
(b) Page.
(c) Avondale.
(d) Gilbert.

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

3. In "Me'Med," where does Sem think his bedspread came from?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Africa.
(c) India.
(d) South America.

4. How old does Sem think the old man, Lukas Cierny, is with whom he shares a room on the hospital ward?
(a) 86.
(b) 78.
(c) 90s.
(d) 80 or more.

5. What year does Lukas Cierny think it is?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Harun when Sem calls him in "Me'Med"?

2. What type of tree used to be outside the first apartment Sem and his family had in the United States?

3. To where does Sem buy an airplane ticket in "Red Bandana"?

4. What is the date when Sem has a heart attack?

5. Where did Sem work from February to June 1996?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Sem describe Phoenix?

9. How does Sanja prepare the apartment for Sem's return?

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

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