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

2. What season of the year did Mamush's mother come to America?

3. How many word product descriptions was Mamush writing when he met Hannah?

4. How old is Mamush's son in Chapter 1?

5. How long before Mamush left Paris to see his mother had Hannah been finding drugs that Mamush was taking when he was alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mamush learn that Samuel died?

2. How did Mamush miss his flight to America?

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

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

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

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

7. What is wrong with Mamush's son?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Mengestu use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

The title of the book is Someone Like Us; it suggests various themes Mengestu expands upon in the novel. What does the title of the book convey about various themes in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

There are many ways people communicate, including nonverbal, verbal, interpersonal, visual, and written communication. Hannah and Mamush often use photographs to communicate rather than using verbal communication. How do Hannah and interact, and what does their communication reveal about their relationship?

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