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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. How many times has Mamush's mother left the U.S. since she arrived there?
3. When was the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived nearly destroyed by riots?
4. In Chapter 10, onto what street did Mamush's cab driver turn when they neared the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?
5. What bottles did Samuel hid under the couch?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one of the few things Mamush knows about his mother's arrival in America?
2. What stories did Mamush write about struggling and tenacious immigrants in America?
3. How did Mamush get the fake license he took to college?
4. What friend of Mamush's mother died when he was 14, and what did he learn about the woman?
5. After Mamush left the airport in Chicago, where did he have a cab driver taken him and what did he do there?
6. What does Mamush's mother tell him about Samuel's death?
7. What did Hannah find secreted around the apartment she shared with Mamush, and what did she have to say about it?
8. What is wrong with Mamush's son?
9. What was Mamush doing in Paris before he and Hannah met?
10. How did Hannah and Mamush meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Someone Like Us? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand people, emotions, events, or ideas?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Mengestu use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?
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