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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. Why is Lukas Cierny in the hospital?

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

3. How long is the flight from Washington to Phoenix?

4. How old is Sem?

5. Who was Sem working for in 2008?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Arcosanti?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when Sem arrives at the hospital?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do some flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Sanja becomes a refugee again after her stroke. When was Sanja a refugee before her stroke? Why does she become a refugee again after her stroke?

Essay Topic 3

Sem still writes in Bosnian, not English. What is Sem’s relationship to language? Why does he consider himself to be a "prisoner of [his] language" (97)? Why does he still write in Bosnian?

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