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

2. When Mamush was told to list places important to him in a philosophy class in college, how many did he list?

3. How long did Samuel live in Italy?

4. Where is Samuel from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is wrong with Mamush's son?

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

5. What happens before the first guests leave Samuel and Elsa's house?

6. How did Hannah and Mamush meet?

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

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

9. What is one of the few things Mamush knows about his mother's arrival in America?

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

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 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Mamush’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and maturity?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Mamush?

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