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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 Clive was a boy, where did most Dominicans and Haitians go?

2. What month does Harry remember picking up a man at an office building in midtown and taking him to the country?

3. In Alison's Global Justice class, how many people did she learn lived on less than two dollars a day?

4. Where was a hideous condo tower rising in "Starlight"?

5. At night, what tree would Clive remember was in his grandmother's yard?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how did Sara's mother decided to move to Saint X?

2. Why does Emily begin to doubt the veracity of Alison's audio diaries?

3. After Clive was sick and out of work for a while, why did Sara call him?

4. What does Sachin accuse Clive of doing?

5. What are some things Clive has heard and people he has driven in his taxi?

6. What two types of passengers does Clive notice as he drives his taxi?

7. Who did Clive meet at a gas station in January of his third year in New York?

8. What does Emily say about her nighttime meetings with Clive?

9. What does Emily learn about Alison's opinion of her?

10. What is Drew's life after Alison dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Emily receives her sister's audio diaries. What are Emily’s feelings about the diaries and how are they different from what she imagined? How are they an impetus to try to get to know Clive better?

Essay Topic 2

Emily tries to find all the information she can about Alison to learn who she was. What does Emily learn about Alison and who she was? How and why does Emily come to a realization that everyone has a different image of Alison and who she was?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Saint X?

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