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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mamush get the fake license he brought to college?
(a) His apartment building.
(b) Shopping mall.
(c) A grocery store near Elsa and Samuel's home.
(d) A library.

2. How long did Mamush and his mother live in Chicago?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 8 years.

3. What excuse did Hannah use to try to get another flight in Chapter 1?
(a) Her son had an infectious disease.
(b) Her son broke his arm.
(c) Her son had measles.
(d) Her son broke his foot.

4. How old was Mamush when he gave Samuel and Elsa a miniature grandfather clock?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

5. What used to be where the grocery store was in the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?
(a) Hairdresser.
(b) Doctor's office.
(c) Bookstore.
(d) Library.

6. What bottles did Samuel hid under the couch?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tequila.

7. How many times has Mamush's mother left the U.S. since she arrived there?
(a) 3.
(b) None.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

8. When Mamush was in college, how often did he and his mother speak?
(a) Three times a month.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Every week.
(d) Twice a week.

9. How many rounds of food go around the room at Samuel and Elsa's house in Chapter 7 before the first guests begin to leave?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

10. How far outside Paris do Hannah's parents live?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 87 kilometers.
(c) 50 kilometers.
(d) 1 1/2 hours.

11. How far south does Mamush's mother live from Washington, DC?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 9 miles.
(c) 17 miles.
(d) 15 miles.

12. Where does Mamush leave Elsa in Chapter 5, when he goes to sit in an empty chair?
(a) Living room.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Den.
(d) Vestibule.

13. How many women were in line at a courthouse when a cab driver left Mamush there?
(a) 15.
(b) 20-30.
(c) 25-35.
(d) 40.

14. How old is Mamush's son in Chapter 1?
(a) 2 1/2.
(b) 1 1/2.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

15. How many minutes a day did Hannah think it would take Mamush to practice French and be fluent in a year?
(a) 20.
(b) 45.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the walls of Elsa and Samuel's house made of?

2. How long had Hannah and Mamush been together when she and Mamush visited Samuel and Elsa's home?

3. What philosophy course does Mamush remember asking for his mother's help when he was in college?

4. Where is Samuel from?

5. With how many men did Samuel share a one-bedroom apartment when he first moved to the DC suburbs?

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