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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Natasha's family moved to the United States was her brother Peter born?
(a) 9 months later.
(b) 3 months later.
(c) 1 year later.
(d) 6 months later.

2. What poem does Daniel say he will write one day after making out with Natasha at the karaoke club?
(a) "Summer in the Sun."
(b) "A Quiet Breeze."
(c) "Her Hair."
(d) "Ode to a Kiss."

3. What kind of street musician does Daniel listen to outside of his father's store after the fight with Charlie?
(a) A flutist.
(b) A guitarist.
(c) A violinist.
(d) A drummer.

4. Where does the waitress describe seeing her son's wedding pictures in “The Waitress: A History of Love"?
(a) On the radio.
(b) On Twitter.
(c) On Facebook.
(d) On television.

5. What did Samuel Kingsley believe was his destiny, according to the narrator in “Samuel Kingsley: A History of Regret, Part 2”?
(a) Being rich.
(b) Being a baker.
(c) Being a basketball player.
(d) Being famous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mohawked couple doing when Daniel gets off the train as he tries to find Natasha?

2. How does Daniel describe Natasha's singing when she performs a song at the karaoke club?

3. What does Natasha obtain from Charlie when she goes to find Daniel at the family store?

4. Why does Natasha tell Daniel he is like her father when they fight near Central Park?

5. On what street is Attorney Fitzgerald's office located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one good thing that Charlie does in the novel? Why do you think he does it?

2. Why do you think that the story of Joe (the Secutity Guard) is important to the novel?

3. What leads up to the conflict between Daniel and Charlie at their father's store?

4. Why do you think that Samuel Kingsley revealed the truth about his family's illegal status?

5. How does Daniel respond when Natasha tells him that she is about to be deported?

6. How do Natasha and Charlie manage to reconnect after their argument when Natasha leaves before her appointment?

7. What importance does the setting play in The Sun is Also a Star?

8. How would you gauge the difference between Daniel and Natasha's falling in love with the other?

9. How does Natasha's perceptions of her father change as the novel progresses?

10. What is the outcome of the conflict between Daniel and Charlie at their father's store?

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