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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 long after a woman and a soldier arrive at a refugee camp in Samuel's story, do they start being intimate?
2. When Mamush is at Elsa's after Samuel dies, how many car keys does he find in the bedroom?
3. Where did Mamush's mother have him hide when the police came to arrest Samuel?
4. What colors did Mamush remember Samuel's taxi had been in Chapter 18?
5. Where was Samuel a soldier?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Mamush spend his time after checking into a hotel in Chicago?
2. What happened when the police came to arrest Samuel when Mamush and his mother lived in Chicago?
3. What did an Ethiopian named Abdi tell Mamush about a cousin who was deported?
4. What information did the clerk at the courthouse have for Mamush?
5. What is Samuel's room like at the half-way house?
6. What did Samuel used to do when passengers did not want to pay the fare for riding in his cab?
7. When Mamush had called Samuel to tell him that he was coming home for Christmas, what issues was Samuel having with his cab?
8. How did Mamush persuade the clerk at the courthouse to get him the information he wanted?
9. What changes did Mamush notice as he walked where the corner store used to be near his mother and his apartment in Chicago?
10. What story does Samuel tell Mamush about a soldier and a woman from Ethiopia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Someone Like Us?
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