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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. Where did Nora's parents move to the U.S. from?
2. Who does Jeremy ask about the reasons Fierro is in jail?
3. What does Coleman's colleague's son ask Coleman's son to participate in early in Part II?
4. How does Driss die?
5. What did Driss object to when he took his family to the mosque for Eid when the girls were young?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Anderson Baker tell Coleman about the night Driss died in Part II?
2. Why does Jeremy go to see Mary in Part II?
3. How does Nora challenge Jeremy on his past in Part II?
4. Why is Coleman uncomfortable talking to Murphy?
5. What is the basis of Jeremy's friendship with Fierro?
6. What does Maryam do in the period that Nora thinks of as the "Cold War" phase of her parents' relationship?
7. How does Jeremy's father change after his mother's death?
8. Why does Salma become so bitter towards Nora in Part II?
9. Why does Nora get upset at Salma's husband Tareq for his suggestions early in Part I?
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
What does Lalami reveal, at the end of the novel, as the critical event or conversation that finally begins to pave the way towards a more honest and respectful time in Nora's relationship with her mother Maryam? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help explain your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Lalami chose The Other Americans as the title of this book? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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