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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 does Jeremy make for Nora when he cooks for her first?

2. What does Coleman say is probably some proof that the person who is responsible for the hit-and-run is innocent?

3. What does Marty tell Nora her father promised him?

4. What can Jeremy tell Fierro is thinking of his first group therapy session?

5. What does Nora order the first time she eats at The Pantry in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fletcher do in Iraq that Jeremy can never get over?

2. How does Maryam feel about the diner?

3. What does Nora do after sleeping with Jeremy for the first time that shocks and upsets him?

4. What does Nora begin to piece together as a reason Anderson Baker might have wanted to kill her father?

5. How is Efrain thinking about Driss in Part III?

6. Why does Nora recoil from Jeremy going to the shooting range with Fierro?

7. Why is Nora frustrated with Ray in Part IV?

8. What does Fierro do in the support group that really angers Jeremy?

9. Why is Coleman increasingly worried about Miles in Part III?

10. What is Baker's excuse for hitting Driss and then leaving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Coleman finally arrive at the accurate conclusion as to who was responsible for Driss's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between Driss's and Maryam's approaches and attitudes towards Islam, and how do these differences affect their marriage? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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