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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it in "Me'Med" when Sem goes to the hospital?

2. After two sleepless nights in "Red Bandana," where do Sem and Harun get a hotel?

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

4. When Sem and his family first flew to Phoenix, how long after they arrived did their suitcase arrive?

5. In "Red Bandana," how many days do Sem and Harun plan to aimlessly wander American roads?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sem describe Phoenix?

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

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

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

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

6. What story does Sanja tell Sem about smoking?

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

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

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

10. Where does Harun live, and why will he not stop there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allusions are figures of speech. What are allusions? How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Sem and Harun visit Arcosanti. In what way is Arcosanti an incomplete city? Why does Sem think everything that is built or is written should be incomplete? How would that incompleteness allow a process to last indefinitely? What would be the advantage of a process that lasts indefinitely?

Essay Topic 3

Harun is close to both of his parents. How would you describe the relationship between Harun and his parents? How is his relationship different with his father than with his mother?

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