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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. What is the name of Driss's business?
2. Who is Coleman's son?
3. What common interest do Nora and Jeremy have in high school?
4. Who actually found Driss after his accident?
5. What does Jeremy struggle with regularly?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Salma become so bitter towards Nora in Part II?
2. Why does Coleman move to a Mojave Desert town?
3. What early embarrassing experience does Maryam have in trying to speak to a stranger and make friends in Part I, during her early days in America?
4. Why does Jeremy go to see Mary in Part II?
5. What happens to Driss's donut shop after 9/11?
6. Why does Jeremy decide to go to Nora's family's house for her father's wake?
7. How does Nora challenge Jeremy on his past in Part II?
8. What does Nora tell Jeremy that she feels about the money her father left her in Part II?
9. When is the one time Jeremy remembers his father telling him he was proud of Jeremy?
10. What happens at the school play that ruins it for Efrain?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing and contrasting the types of pressures and expectations both Nora and Salma feel from their parents, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Lalami treat the theme of infidelity in general, and what does Nora's discovery of her father's affair do to her perception of herself and her own affair with Max, a married man? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What are the most significant factors and feelings within the strong rivalry between Salma and Nora? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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