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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 principle from physics does Natasha note Daniel has never heard of in the narrative?
2. What do Daniel's parents want him to be when he grows up?
3. When she is asked about how she surmises she will die, Natasha tells Daniel that as a black woman living in the United States, she is most likely to die at what age?
4. How many intimate questions comprise the study about love that Daniel describes in the narrative?
5. The narrator asserts in “Love: A Chemical History” that according to scientists, there are how many stages of love?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you describe the narrative style of The Sun is Also a Star?
2. What are the three stages of love that are discussed in the novel?
3. How does Natasha respond to her interaction with Charlie at Daniel's father's store when they first meet?
4. Who is Daniel scheduled to meet with from Yale? Why?
5. How would you describe Natasha's family?
6. What are the relationships like in Daniel's family?
7. How would you describe the relationship between Daniel and Charlie?
8. Who is Hannah Winter and what role does she play in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star?
9. What does "Deus ex Machina" mean and why does the author use this phrase in The Sun is Also a Star?
10. What happens when Natasha arrives late for her meeting with Karen Whitney?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Daniel in The Sun is Also a Star. How old is Daniel? What are the relationships like in Daniel's family? What characteristics does Daniel exhibit?
Essay Topic 2
What are the three stages of love that are explored in “Love: A Chemical History"? What aspects of the human mind/body control each of these stages? How do these stages apply to Daniel and Natasha?
Essay Topic 3
What does the subway conductor say that inspires Daniel to seek out God in the novel? How does this objective lead to Daniel meeting Natasha? What is the outcome of Daniel's attempt to seek out God?
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