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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 does Daniel describe Natasha's singing when she performs a song at the karaoke club?
(a) Awful.
(b) Harmonious.
(c) Enlightening.
(d) Beautiful.

2. What is the first question from Category #2 (medium intimacy) that Natasha and Daniel ask one another on the train as they head to lunch?
(a) How many children do you want to have?
(b) Would you want to be famous and what would you be famous for?
(c) How do you feel about your relationship with your mother (and father)?
(d) Do you believe in God?

3. What setting is established in "Act Two, Scene Three" of “Samuel Kingsley: A Father’s History”?
(a) Library.
(b) Interior bedroom.
(c) Great Hall.
(d) Paris.

4. What event do both Natasha and Daniel witness on the subway when they are trying to reconnect after Natasha's appointment with the attorney?
(a) A dumpster fire.
(b) A flash mob.
(c) A breakup.
(d) A holdup.

5. What does the waitress refuse to bring to Natasha when she requests it at the restaurant where they have lunch?
(a) Chopsticks.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) A fork.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Daniel's meeting with the college alumni arranged to take place after he has rescheduled?

2. Who is the girl that Rob cheated on Natasha with?

3. Natasha states after leaving the karaoke club that one of the things she likes the most about New York City is that it deflects any attempts a person makes to do what?

4. How much money does Natasha tip the musician outside of Daniel's family's store?

5. What does Natasha describe as her favorite place in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are eyes used as a motif in The Sun is Also a Star?

2. What is the significance of the violin street performer in the novel?

3. What is the association between Korea and the African American hair care industry?

4. How did Patricia feel about Samuel's performance in A Raisin in the Sun? Why?

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

6. Why do you think the author chose to tell the story of the waitress at the Korean restaurant in the novel?

7. How do the differences between the blue-haired, mohawked couple illustrate the differences between Daniel and Natasha?

8. How did Samuel Kingsley's experiences as an actor differ between Jamaica and America?

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

10. How is Samuel's performance destribed in A Raisin in the Sun by Natasha? Why is this important to the plot?

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