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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 Nora use to keep her cabin cool?
(a) A fan.
(b) A swamp cooler.
(c) Ice cubes.
(d) Open windows.

2. What does Nora initially study in college before changing her mind?
(a) Landscaping.
(b) Literature.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Law.

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

4. Who is Fierro's wife, soon to be separated?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sally.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Helen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Coleman's husband?

2. What does Nora's mother often say to her throughout the years?

3. What is Coleman's first name?

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

5. Who is Nora's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Coleman move to a Mojave Desert town?

3. Why does Nora remember her father's death with contradictory thoughts?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Jeremy go to see Mary in Part II?

9. Why is Coleman uncomfortable talking to Murphy?

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

(see the answer keys)

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