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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 color are Jeremy Fitzgerald's eyes described as in the narrative?
2. What colored hair does the mohawked couple have that Natasha sees arguing outside the train station?
3. What train did Daniel get onto looking for God when he first encountered Natasha?
4. What does the pawn shop owner demand from the street musician outside of Daniel's family's store when Natasha arrives?
5. What did Samuel Kingsley believe was his destiny, according to the narrator in “Samuel Kingsley: A History of Regret, Part 2”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the violin street performer in the novel?
2. How does the author use the symbolism of stars in the narrative?
3. What is the association between Korea and the African American hair care industry?
4. What is the one good thing that Charlie does in the novel? Why do you think he does it?
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. Why do you think that Samuel Kingsley revealed the truth about his family's illegal status?
8. How does Daniel respond when Natasha tells him that she is about to be deported?
9. How does Natasha's perceptions of her father change as the novel progresses?
10. What leads up to the conflict between Daniel and Charlie at their father's store?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Donald Christiansen and what role does he play in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star? What characters encounter Donald? What are the impacts of these encounters for the main characters?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How is the word "irie" defined in “Irie: An Etymological History"? Why do you think the author includes this brief chapter in the novel? How does the word "irie" apply to the novel as a whole?
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