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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. Where does a CT scan indicate that Sanja has a clot in an artery?

2. When did Sanja lose her photographic memory?

3. When Harun comes after Sanja's stroke, to what airport does he fly?

4. In 1999, what hotel did Sem stay in?

5. Where was Harun studying when Sem went for a reading at a place called Villa Aurora?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hangs from Harun's belt, and what does Sem learn about them?

2. How has Sem noticed America closing itself up from the outside world?

3. What do they learn about Sanja's condition after doing scans at the hospital?

4. Why do they not know how to treat Sanja after her stroke?

5. In what language does Sem write?

6. What difficulties has Sanja had with allergies?

7. What does Sem think is problematic about how treatment is managed in the hospital?

8. What type of tennis shoes does Sanja have, and why are those typical of who she is and what she is like?

9. What does Sem tell Sanja is in the hospital when she asks what happened to her?

10. What does Harun photograph at night, and to what does Sem compare the way that Harun creates photographs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sanja and Sem have been together for 30 years. How does their relationship change after her stroke? What are their new roles?

Essay Topic 2

Nurses view Sem and his roommate at the hospital as one person. How do the nurses at the hospital see Sem and his roommate as one person? In what way does the hospital erase the men’s identity?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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