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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. What does Natasha demand and take from the security guard at the roof access door?
(a) His gun.
(b) His automobile brochure.
(c) His pack of cigarettes.
(d) His wallet.

2. When did the dominance of South Koreans in the black hair industry begin, according to the narrator in “Hair: A Korean American History"?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1980s.

3. What colored hair does the mohawked couple have that Natasha sees arguing outside the train station?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

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

5. What song by ABBA does Daniel perform for Natasha at the karaoke bar?
(a) "Dancing Queen."
(b) "Take a Chance on Me."
(c) "Mamma Mia."
(d) "Money, Money, Money."

Short Answer Questions

1. What musician does the narrator describe Samuel Kinglsey quoting when he met his wife in “Samuel Kingsley: A History of Regret, Part 2”?

2. What does Daniel order for dessert after he and Natasha finish lunch?

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

4. For what performance group did Natasha's father perform in A Raisin in the Sun?

5. What kind of business did Dae Hyun's father operate in South Korea?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of the setting of The Museum of Natural History?

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