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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 old was Mamush when he gave Samuel and Elsa a miniature grandfather clock?
2. What name was on the fake license Mamush brought to college?
3. When Mamush returns to America, how long has it been since he visited Samuel and Elsa's home?
4. In Chapter 8, what did Mamush remember his mother left him for dinner when she had to work late?
5. When was the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived nearly destroyed by riots?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mamush remember about the drive when he and Hannah first visited America together?
2. What friend of Mamush's mother died when he was 14, and what did he learn about the woman?
3. What inspired Mamush to want to go to America for Christmas?
4. What stories did Mamush write about struggling and tenacious immigrants in America?
5. What did Hannah find secreted around the apartment she shared with Mamush, and what did she have to say about it?
6. How did Samuel try to help Mamush when he stopped writing?
7. How did Samuel live when he first moved to the DC suburbs?
8. What does Mamush know and remember about living in Chicago?
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 is one of the few things Mamush knows about his mother's arrival in America?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Both Mamush and Samuel have struggled with addiction. How has addiction affected the lives of both men?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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