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

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

3. How does Driss die?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A shooting.
(c) A hit-and-run accident.
(d) A stabbing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was happening in California when Driss and Maryam first arrived from their home country?

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

3. Who does Nora frequently call to check on the investigation into her father's death?

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

5. What kind of business did Driss run before his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Nora and Salma embarrass Maryam in Part II?

2. What happens that destroys Jeremy's family while he is in high school?

3. What happens to Driss's donut shop after 9/11?

4. What is the basis of Jeremy's friendship with Fierro?

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

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

7. Why does Nora spend so much time at her father's cabin in Part II?

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

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

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

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