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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 has Jeremy taken for insomnia in the past?

2. What does A.J. remember doing with his mother that he liked?

3. What is Nora doing when Coleman calls to tell her about the witness to the hit-and-run?

4. What does Efrain think Driss does in Part III to torture him?

5. What does Efrain see in Part III that makes him reconsider going to the police?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Nora tell Jeremy about Max in Part III, and why?

5. Why is Nora angry with Salma about Anderson Baker's court appearance?

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

7. In Part IV, what is one factor in Efrain coming forwards as a witness?

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

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

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

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

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 3

How does Lalami evoke the reader's sympathy for several different characters who are in conflict with each other throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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