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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. Where did Mamush go to write about a former engineer turned militia leader?
(a) Congo.
(b) Botswana.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Cameroon.

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

3. When Mamush landed in Chicago, where did he have a cab driver take him?
(a) His old school.
(b) His old neighborhood.
(c) Courthouse.
(d) Samuel's old apartment.

4. What season of the year did Mamush's mother come to America?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

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. When did it become obvious that Mamush's son was moving less and less?

2. How many days before Christmas does Mamush learn Samuel died?

3. How long did Samuel live in Italy?

4. How many women were in line at a courthouse when a cab driver left Mamush there?

5. Where did Mamush find a business card for a law firm in Chicago in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After Mamush left the airport in Chicago, where did he have a cab driver taken him and what did he do there?

4. How did Samuel live when he first moved to the DC suburbs?

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

6. What happens before the first guests leave Samuel and Elsa's house?

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

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

9. What was the home like that Samuel and Elsa lived in when Mamush and Hannah came to America together?

10. Who was Samuel and what did Mamush remember about life with him?

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