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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. Where did Mamush decide to fly after he missed his flight to America?
2. What was the name of a girlfriend Mamuh remembers from college in Chapter 4?
3. In Chapter 10, onto what street did Mamush's cab driver turn when they neared the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?
4. Where did Mamush go to college?
5. In college, how many days did Mamush spend writing a pretend biography?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is wrong with Mamush's son?
2. What happens before the first guests leave Samuel and Elsa's house?
3. How did Hannah and Mamush meet?
4. What song did Mamush hum to Hannah, and how was the song familiar to her?
5. When and why did Samuel insist Mamush celebrate Thanksgiving with him and Elsa after college and Mamush started his career?
6. What does Mamush know and remember about living in Chicago?
7. How did Mamush learn that Samuel died?
8. What did Hannah find secreted around the apartment she shared with Mamush, and what did she have to say about it?
9. What was the home like that Samuel and Elsa lived in when Mamush and Hannah came to America together?
10. What stories did Mamush write about struggling and tenacious immigrants in America?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Anecdotes are short stories used by an author to provide personal knowledge or experience for a topic being discussed. What are some anecdotes Mengestu uses in the book? How does the use of anecdotes help readers understand concepts?
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