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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Samuel tell Mamush he shaved his mustache?
(a) When he wanted to become an American citizen.
(b) For a job interview.
(c) Elsa asked him to shave it.
(d) Mamush's mother asked him to shave.

2. What replaced the fence and abandoned lot near where Mamush and his mother used to live in Chicago?
(a) Dry cleaner.
(b) Bicycle shop.
(c) Thai restaurant.
(d) Chinese restaurant.

3. How old was Mamush when he and Elsa first met?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

4. In Chapter 22, where does the man in the gray suit take Mamush?
(a) 4-story brick apartment building.
(b) Two-story colonial house.
(c) Two-story brick house.
(d) 3-story brick apartment building.

5. How old does Mamush remember he was when he and Samuel drove in circles looking for a parking lot when Samuel refused to park in a garage?
(a) 14.
(b) 9.
(c) 12 or 13.
(d) 10 or 11.

6. Where was Elsa working when Mamush met her for the first time?
(a) Georgetown.
(b) Bethseda.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Reston.

7. In a folder Mamush received at the courthouse in Chicago, what was the date of the first parking violation?
(a) March 1984.
(b) August 1984.
(c) April 1984.
(d) September 1984.

8. What color suit is a man wearing who wants to speak to Mamush at Elsa's after Samuel dies?
(a) Navy.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

9. What was the name of the woman who was Samuel's caseworker in Chicago?
(a) Louise.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Helen.
(d) Dawn.

10. Where did Samuel's caseworker in Chicago send him for a job interview?
(a) Garage.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Office building.

11. What time did Mamush leave the Chicago courthouse?
(a) A little after 3:30 p.m.
(b) 4:50 p.m.
(c) 3:50 p.m.
(d) Nearly 4:30 p.m.

12. In Chapter 18, where was Samuel's car parked?
(a) Second row near the apartment entrance.
(b) Third row near the apartment entrance.
(c) Two blocks from the apartment entrance.
(d) Half a block from the apartment entrance.

13. How long was Mamush gone to Calais and Hannah doubted that he would return?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 7 days.

14. In Chapter 17, as Mamush is leaving Elsa's what time does he tell a man wearing a suit that he will return the next day?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) After noon.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) Before noon.

15. At the half-way house, what is Mamush told Samuel left in his room for Mamush?
(a) A letter.
(b) A box.
(c) Papers.
(d) Photos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Samuel buy the books he kept in his room at the half-way house?

2. How many shelves of books are at Samel and Elsa's home?

3. What was the name of the first editor Mamush worked with?

4. After the police took Samuel and Mamush's mother away, how long did he wait before he came out from his hiding place?

5. In Chapter 27, how many times did Samuel call Mamush when Mamush was cruising bars and trying to get drugs in Chicago?

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