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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. Who wrote the poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Robert Herrick.
(c) E. M. Forester.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

2. How long after Joe and his wife retired did she die, according to the narrator in “Joe: A Planned History"?
(a) 2 years later.
(b) 1 year later.
(c) 6 months later.
(d) 2 months later.

3. What does the pawn shop owner demand from the street musician outside of Daniel's family's store when Natasha arrives?
(a) Her violin.
(b) Her flute.
(c) Her banjo.
(d) Her guitar.

4. What role did Natasha's father play in A Raisin in the Sun in “Natasha Kingsley: A Daughter’s History"?
(a) Joseph Asagai.
(b) Carl Linder.
(c) Walter Lee Younger.
(d) George Murchison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Natasha describe hanging from her friend Bev's ceiling in her bedroom?

2. What greetings meet Daniel and Natasha at the restaurant where they have lunch?

3. What time does Daniel say his curfew is at home?

4. What did Samuel Kingsley believe was his destiny, according to the narrator in “Samuel Kingsley: A History of Regret, Part 2”?

5. What poem does Daniel say he will write one day after making out with Natasha at the karaoke club?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Daniel's relationship with his father illustrated in the novel?

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

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

6. How would you describe Natasha's relationship with her father?

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

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

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

10. How would you describe the performances of Daniel and Natasha at the norebang?

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