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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far was the corner of Fullerton and Kimball in Chicago from where Mamush had imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?
(a) 8 blocks.
(b) 2 blocks.
(c) 5 blocks.
(d) 9 blocks.

2. In Chapter 10, onto what street did Mamush's cab driver turn when they neared the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?
(a) Armitage.
(b) Cortland.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Wabansia.

3. Who hosted the dinner where Mamush and Hannah met?
(a) A banker turned aspiring writer.
(b) A professor turned aspiring writer.
(c) Hannah's girlfriend.
(d) Mamush's friend.

4. How old was Mamush when Samuel first learned he existed?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When Mamush returns to America, how long has it been since he visited Samuel and Elsa's home?

3. In college, how many days did Mamush spend writing a pretend biography?

4. What bottles did Samuel hid under the couch?

5. Where did Mamush decide to fly after he missed his flight to America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Mamush doing in Paris before he and Hannah met?

2. What does Mamush's mother tell him about Samuel's death?

3. How did Mamush get the fake license he took to college?

4. What did Hannah find secreted around the apartment she shared with Mamush, and what did she have to say about it?

5. What stories did Mamush write about struggling and tenacious immigrants in America?

6. Where did Mamush spend time a few months after his son was born?

7. What conversation does Mamush imagine having with Samuel when he goes upstairs to Elsa and Samuel's room?

8. What inspired Mamush to want to go to America for Christmas?

9. What does Mamush remember about the drive when he and Hannah first visited America together?

10. How did Samuel try to help Mamush when he stopped writing?

(see the answer keys)

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