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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. In Chapter 29, in Samuel's story, where do a soldier and a woman end up in a refugee camp?
2. How old does Mamush remember he was when he and Samuel drove in circles looking for a parking lot when Samuel refused to park in a garage?
3. How old was Mamush when Samuel hung the letters of the Ethiopian alphabet on the wall and had Mamush repeat a few sentences at breakfast every morning?
4. What month did Mamush remember Elsa called him on a Saturday morning and asked him the last time he went to church?
5. How long after Mamush and Hannah met did he move into her apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does the man in the gray suit that Mamush met at Elsa's take him?
2. How did Samuel try to teach Mamush not to be afraid?
3. What did Mamush remember about parking with Samuel when he was 12 or 13?
4. Who did Samuel drive to Massachusetts, and how did he plan to turn trips like that into a business?
5. What is Samuel's room like at the half-way house?
6. What did Mamush learn about Samuel and keys when he and Hannah visited Samuel and Elsa?
7. What did Mamush's mother tell him about Samuel coming to live with them?
8. Why did Samuel tell Mamush to never apologize for anything?
9. What happened when the police came to arrest Samuel when Mamush and his mother lived in Chicago?
10. How did Mamush persuade the clerk at the courthouse to get him the information he wanted?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Mengestu use more metaphors or similes in Somone Like Us? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts or imagine characters and situations?
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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