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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. Who lost two toes working at Baker's bowling alley?
2. What does Miles say to Coleman in Part III that hurts her terribly?
3. What maintenance does Jeremy do in Nora's cabin in Part III?
4. Who is nicer to Jeremy after the positive coverage in the paper from Jeremy's work in Part IV?
5. Who moderates the group therapy gathering for Fierro?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nora say when Jeremy says something heartfelt and sweet to her in Part IV?
2. What does Nora remember about A.J. from high school?
3. What does Nora tell Jeremy about Max in Part III, and why?
4. What do Jeremy and Nora do when he comes to her house for the first time on his own in Part III?
5. Why does Nora decide not to tell her mother about Driss's affair?
6. How does Coleman figure out how to catch the hit-and-run driver in Part III?
7. In Part IV, why does Jeremy ask Coleman about the investigation?
8. What is Baker's excuse for hitting Driss and then leaving?
9. What does Fletcher do in Iraq that Jeremy can never get over?
10. What does Salma do to cope with the pressures of her job and family in Part IV?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do the fathers in this novel - from Driss, to Anderson, to Coleman's husband Ray - have in common, and how do they differ in their treatment of their children, both young and adult? Write an essay explaining your answers, 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
Why do you think Lalami chose The Other Americans as the title of this book? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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