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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. In "Red Bandana," where does Harun live?

2. How long did Sem and his family live in Phoenix?

3. The day after Sem's heart attack, what does Sanja bring Sem?

4. When does Sem remember using an oil lamp that left soot everywhere in the room and on him, Sanja, and Harun?

5. How old was Sem in 1996?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sem remember from November 1992?

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

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

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

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

8. What story does Sanja tell Sem about smoking?

9. How does Sem describe Phoenix?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sanja has a stroke and is admitted to the hospital. Why does Sem call the hospital ward "a torture chamber” (130)? Why does he think the hospital is not a good place to get well?

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

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?

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