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

2. What year does Lukas Cierny think it is?

3. How old was Harun when he had a rose thron stuck in the palm of his hand?

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

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

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

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

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

5. How does Sem describe Phoenix?

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

7. What does Sem remember from November 1992?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sem feels that he is an object when he is examined by the paramedics. Why does Sem feel like an object when he is surrounded by paramedics? What does he realized about his body? Why does he see it as “an object conveying nothing” (9)?

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