The Other Americans Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Laila Lalami
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Other Americans Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Laila Lalami
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Salma so bitter towards Nora in Part II?
(a) Nora inherits Driss's watch.
(b) Driss leaves both children nothing.
(c) Driss leaves his life insurance money only to Nora.
(d) Nora inherits Driss's car.

2. Who runs the department that deals with testing of samples for Coleman at the police department?
(a) Smith.
(b) Henries.
(c) Murphy.
(d) Jeffries.

3. What was happening in California when Driss and Maryam first arrived from their home country?
(a) Drought.
(b) Recession.
(c) An economic boom.
(d) Wildfires.

4. Where did Nora's parents move to the U.S. from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Russia.

5. In Part II, what does Nora share with Jeremy in high school that he never forgets?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Her car.
(c) Her savings.
(d) Beer.

6. What does Coleman refuse to reveal to Nora when she asks in Part II?
(a) How much The Pantry was making each month.
(b) The extent of Salma's injuries.
(c) Jeremy's rank at the department.
(d) The identity of Driss's mistress.

7. Who is Coleman's son?
(a) John.
(b) Henry.
(c) Miles.
(d) James.

8. Who does Jeremy ask about the reasons Fierro is in jail?
(a) Singh.
(b) Lomeli.
(c) Coleman.
(d) Allen.

9. Who is Nora's mother?
(a) Sally.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Helen.
(d) Maryam.

10. What does Coleman's colleague's son ask Coleman's son to participate in early in Part II?
(a) A basketball game.
(b) A tennis match.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) A math competition.

11. When did Maryam and Driss move to America?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1954.

12. What happens to Driss's business after 9/11?
(a) It is destroyed by arson.
(b) Driss does not have a business.
(c) It goes bankrupt.
(d) It thrives.

13. What name does Jeremy see on the board at the police station that makes him stop cold?
(a) Henderson.
(b) Smith.
(c) Rankings.
(d) Guerraoui.

14. Who sees Driss's death occur?
(a) Henry.
(b) Efrain.
(c) Nora.
(d) Robert.

15. Who is in charge of the investigation into Driss's death?
(a) Coleman.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Henries.
(d) Singh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora use to keep her cabin cool?

2. What does Nora find out her father ordered for a woman who was not her mother?

3. Who is the wife of the witness to the accident?

4. Where does Jeremy go to bail Fierro out?

5. Why does Jeremy insist on driving Nora home to the cabin in Part II?

(see the answer keys)

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