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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Driss object to when he took his family to the mosque for Eid when the girls were young?

3. In Part II, what does Nora share with Jeremy in high school that he never forgets?

4. What name does Jeremy see on the board at the police station that makes him stop cold?

5. Who comes to see Nora out of the blue at her father's wake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Lalami chose The Other Americans as the title of this book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What specific worries does Coleman have about her son throughout the novel, and what do these particular worries reveal about society's stereotypes and expectations regarding young Black men? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lalami communicate the disappointments and betrayals of different characters in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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