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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 role did Natasha's father play in A Raisin in the Sun in “Natasha Kingsley: A Daughter’s History"?
2. How long after Joe and his wife retired did she die, according to the narrator in “Joe: A Planned History"?
3. Who wrote the poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"?
4. What was the maximum capacity of the theater that Natasha describes in “Natasha Kingsley: A Daughter’s History"?
5. What word does Natasha describe having marked wrong on her first spelling quiz in English class while having lunch with Daniel?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Natasha and Charlie manage to reconnect after their argument when Natasha leaves before her appointment?
2. What is the outcome of the conflict between Daniel and Charlie at their father's store?
3. How is Samuel's performance destribed in A Raisin in the Sun by Natasha? Why is this important to the plot?
4. How would you compare the hardships of Daniel's life versus the life of his father?
5. Why do you think the author chose to tell the story of the waitress at the Korean restaurant in the novel?
6. How does Natasha's perceptions of her father change as the novel progresses?
7. How are eyes used as a motif in The Sun is Also a Star?
8. How does Daniel respond when Natasha tells him that she is about to be deported?
9. How would you gauge the difference between Daniel and Natasha's falling in love with the other?
10. What is the significance of the setting of The Museum of Natural History?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the narrative style of The Sun is Also a Star. From whose perspective is the story told? How does the author indicate changes in perspective? How would the novel differ if it were related in a different narrative style?
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
Discuss the character of Irene in the novel. Where does Irene first encounter Natasha? What are the repercussions of this encounter? What role does Irene play in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star?
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