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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) Cameroon.
(b) Congo.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Botswana.

2. How old was Mamush when he overheard his mother talking about a lawyer friend in Chicago who passed away?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

3. How long has it been since Mamush has seen his mother when he learns Samuel died?
(a) 4 1/2 years.
(b) Almost 5 years.
(c) About 3 1/2 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. What name was on the fake license Mamush brought to college?
(a) Nathan L. Richards.
(b) Michael M. Coffman.
(c) Andrew E. Phillips.
(d) Christopher T. Williams.

5. What language did Samuel speak besides English?
(a) Oromo.
(b) Amharic.
(c) Harai.
(d) Kafa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times has Mamush's mother left the U.S. since she arrived there?

3. How many times did Mamush try to call Hannah before he was supposed to catch his flight to America?

4. How many minutes a day did Hannah think it would take Mamush to practice French and be fluent in a year?

5. When Mamush spent Thanksgiving with Samuel and Elsa, how had Samuel and Elsa been exercising?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What song did Mamush hum to Hannah, and how was the song familiar to her?

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

9. How did Hannah and Mamush meet?

10. What does Mamush know and remember about living in Chicago?

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