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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 did Sem remember living in the studio of the fine-art group Zvono?
2. For writers from what country was Villa Aurora an exile refugee during World War II?
3. Where does Sem try to catch up with his email on Harun's laptop, but he cannot remember his passwords?
4. After taking a cable care to Trebevic, how would Harun get to the top of the mountain?
5. When was Sanja born?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sem remember Harun telling a college interviewer?
2. What does Harun photograph at night, and to what does Sem compare the way that Harun creates photographs?
3. How does Sem compare photographs and drawings?
4. What does Sem think is problematic about how treatment is managed in the hospital?
5. How did Harun acquire the habit of going into the mountains when he was quite young, and what did he do there?
6. After Sanja has been in the hospital two days, what does Sem go back to their apartment to get?
7. What do they learn about Sanja's condition after doing scans at the hospital?
8. What difficulties has Sanja had with allergies?
9. What encounter at a cafe does Sem recall?
10. What is Sanja's situation by the time she has been in the hospital for four nights?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After her stroke, Sanja experiences memory loss. How do Sanja and Sem cope with her memory loss? Why does Sem wish there was a machine "that discovers forgotten events and returns them to memory" (221)?
Essay Topic 2
Sem decides to take a road trip when he learns about the side effects of a medication he takes. Why does Sem decide to take a road trip? Why is Sem concerned about memory loss? Why does he think memory loss can be the same as death?
Essay Topic 3
Sanja and Sem have been together for 30 years. How does their relationship change after her stroke? What are their new roles?
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