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

2. Where does Mamush leave Elsa in Chapter 5, when he goes to sit in an empty chair?

3. How many years older was Mamush on his fake license than in real life?

4. How much more did Mamush pay for a ticket after missing his first flight?

5. What bottles did Samuel hid under the couch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Mamush learn that Samuel died?

4. How did Mamush miss his flight to America?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mamush’s girlfriend, Claire, compares him to a donut. Why does Claire compare Mamush to a donut, and what does that comparison reveal about Mamush?

Essay Topic 2

Samuel was Mamush's father. However, they had more of an uncle/nephew relationship than a father/son relationship. How would you describe the relationship between Mamush and Samuel?

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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