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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. When Samuel lived in Paris, how many crepes would he buy at a time?
2. In Chapter 17, as Mamush is leaving Elsa's what time does he tell a man wearing a suit that he will return the next day?
3. Who pulls up to Mamush to talk to him when he is driving Samuel's cab in Chapter 22?
4. In Chapter 27, how many times did Samuel call Mamush when Mamush was cruising bars and trying to get drugs in Chicago?
5. In a story Samuel told Mamush in Chapter 29, where are a soldier and a woman driven when they leave Ethiopia?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Samuel teach Mamush about lying?
2. What did Mamush learn about Samuel and keys when he and Hannah visited Samuel and Elsa?
3. How did Mamush spend his time after checking into a hotel in Chicago?
4. What story does Samuel tell Mamush about a soldier and a woman from Ethiopia?
5. How did Samuel try to teach Mamush not to be afraid?
6. What changes did Mamush notice as he walked where the corner store used to be near his mother and his apartment in Chicago?
7. What did an Ethiopian named Abdi tell Mamush about a cousin who was deported?
8. Where does the man in the gray suit that Mamush met at Elsa's take him?
9. Why was it important for Samuel to keep his cab clean, but not too clean?
10. What did Mamush's mother tell him about Samuel coming to live with them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Mamush has struggled with real and imagined fear throughout his life. How did Samuel and his mother try to help him conquer his fears, and were they successful in helping him?
Essay Topic 3
Both Mamush and Samuel have struggled with addiction. How has addiction affected the lives of both men?
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