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

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

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

4. What does Nora wear that was a gift from her father for high school graduation?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A charm necklace.
(d) Silver earrings.

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. Who actually found Driss after his accident?

2. Why does the witness to the accident not want to come forward to the police?

3. Who is the wife of the witness to the accident?

4. What does Nora use to keep her cabin cool?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens at the school play that ruins it for Efrain?

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

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

5. What does Nora tell Jeremy that she feels about the money her father left her in Part II?

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

7. Why is Coleman uncomfortable talking to Murphy?

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

9. How does Nora challenge Jeremy on his past in Part II?

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

(see the answer keys)

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