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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mamush write about that caused Samuel to encourage him to come back and celebrate Thanksgiving with him and Elsa?

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

3. What bottles did Samuel hid under the couch?

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

5. When Mamush landed in Chicago, where did he have a cab driver take him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Mamush learn that Samuel died?

9. When and why did Samuel insist Mamush celebrate Thanksgiving with him and Elsa after college and Mamush started his career?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Samuel taught Mamush to lie. Why did Samuel teach Mamush to lie?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Mamush’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and maturity?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates art, music, or writing based upon their interpretation of life. How does Mengestu use artistic license to create the realistic background of Someone Like Us?

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