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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 time is it in Paris when Hannah sends Mamush a photo of a cut apple?

2. Where did Mamush get the fake license he brought to college?

3. What did Hannah take a photo of when she and Mamush first visited America?

4. Where was Samuel living when he died?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Mamush miss his flight to America?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. What information does Mamush provide as he tells his story? How does each section add information? How does Mengestu use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does Mengestu use juxtaposition to camper Mamush and Hannah and Mamush and Samuel? How does juxtaposition help readers understand similarities and differences between these characters?

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