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 does Nora think Driss leaves her what he leaves her in his will?
(a) He thinks she will be famous one day.
(b) He thinks she will share it.
(c) He thinks she will give it to his mistress.
(d) He thinks she needs it most.

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

3. What did Driss object to when he took his family to the mosque for Eid when the girls were young?
(a) The incense the mosque used.
(b) The Imam's specific sermon.
(c) The fact that a young boy told Nora her skirt was too short.
(d) The long drive.

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

5. When does Jeremy's father tell him he is proud of him in Part II?
(a) When he gets married.
(b) When he joins the Marines.
(c) When he takes over the business.
(d) When he goes to art school.

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

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

8. What play does Nora go to see her niece and nephew in?
(a) Crazy For You.
(b) The Rose.
(c) Sleeping Beauty.
(d) Hamlet.

9. What does Jeremy say Fierro has to do as a condition of bail?
(a) Go to group therapy.
(b) Eat better.
(c) Get a job.
(d) Start running.

10. What does Driss remember buying with Maryam early in their marriage that she would not compromise on?
(a) Clothes.
(b) A car.
(c) Curtains.
(d) A painting.

11. Where does Nora decide to spend a few days starting in Part II that ends up being much longer?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Her apartment in San Francisco.
(c) Driss's cabin.
(d) London.

12. What does Nora's mother often say to her throughout the years?
(a) She needs to study less.
(b) She should move to Europe.
(c) She is very like her father.
(d) Her head is in the clouds.

13. Who is Nora having an affair with?
(a) Max.
(b) Henry.
(c) Robert.
(d) Tareq.

14. What is the name of Driss's business?
(a) The Place.
(b) The Angle.
(c) The Purview.
(d) The Pantry.

15. Who is Efrain's daughter?
(a) Elena.
(b) Helen.
(c) Luisa.
(d) Isabella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who questions Anderson Baker about the hit-and-run?

2. Who bails Fierro out of jail?

3. What does Jeremy struggle with regularly?

4. Where did Jeremy drop out of college?

5. What ruins Efrain's enjoyment of the play?

(see the answer keys)

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