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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeremy struggle with regularly?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Drug addiction.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Bunions.

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

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

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

5. What does Jeremy do before becoming a police officer?
(a) He is a landscaper.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is an electrician.
(d) He is a Marine in the Iraq War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora drink during her dinner with Jeremy?

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

3. What is the name of Driss's business?

4. What does Driss remember buying with Maryam early in their marriage that she would not compromise on?

5. What is one detail the police know about the car that hit Driss?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeremy decide to go to Nora's family's house for her father's wake?

2. Why does Efrain hesitate to go the police as a witness to the hit-and-run?

3. What does Maryam do in the period that Nora thinks of as the "Cold War" phase of her parents' relationship?

4. When is the one time Jeremy remembers his father telling him he was proud of Jeremy?

5. What does Anderson Baker tell Coleman about the night Driss died in Part II?

6. Why does Salma become so bitter towards Nora in Part II?

7. What is the condition Jeremy places on bailing Fierro out of jail?

8. How does Jeremy's father change after his mother's death?

9. What is Nora's relationship with Salma like?

10. Who tries to persuade Efrain to go to the police with his information, and why?

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