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. What does Nora forget in her car at her father's funeral?
(a) Money.
(b) A scarf for her head.
(c) Her lunch.
(d) Her coat.

2. Who is Coleman's husband?
(a) Henry.
(b) Ben.
(c) John.
(d) Ray.

3. Where does Jeremy remind Nora he used to work in high school?
(a) The bowling alley.
(b) The hardware store.
(c) Her father's restaurant.
(d) The ice cream parlor.

4. What school did Nora attend as a child?
(a) Yucca Mesa Elementary.
(b) Blake Elementary.
(c) Sacajawea Elementary.
(d) Hufford Hastings Elementary.

5. Why does the witness to the accident not want to come forward to the police?
(a) He can not speak very well.
(b) He is very shy.
(c) He is an undocumented immigrant and fears trouble with the law.
(d) He is actually blind and only heard the killing.

6. Who is Nora's roommate?
(a) Margot.
(b) Robert.
(c) Helen.
(d) Max.

7. What does Nora drink during her dinner with Jeremy?
(a) Beer.
(b) Gin and tonics.
(c) Manhattans.
(d) Cosmopolitans.

8. What does Jeremy learn to do better after his mother's death?
(a) Run.
(b) Mow the lawn.
(c) Cook.
(d) Teach.

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

10. What does Nora tell Jeremy about that has caused problems between her and her sister at dinner in Part II?
(a) Salma's twins' problems.
(b) Driss's insurance money.
(c) Her mother's choice to give the house only to Nora.
(d) The college loans they both have.

11. Who comes to see Nora out of the blue at her father's wake?
(a) Margot.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Helen.

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

13. Who bails Fierro out of jail?
(a) Henry.
(b) Singh.
(c) Gobran.
(d) Jeremy.

14. Who is Salma's husband?
(a) Tareq.
(b) Robert.
(c) Henry.
(d) Ben.

15. Where did Jeremy drop out of college?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Cal State.
(c) Stanford.
(d) University of Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What play does Nora go to see her niece and nephew in?

2. Who is Fierro's wife, soon to be separated?

3. Whose friend of Maryam's and Driss's was arrested long ago in Casablanca, spooking them?

4. What does Coleman refuse to reveal to Nora when she asks in Part II?

5. How old was Driss when he died?

(see the answer keys)

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