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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. Who is the girl that Rob cheated on Natasha with?
2. What poem does Daniel say he will write one day after making out with Natasha at the karaoke club?
3. What colored hair does the mohawked couple have that Natasha sees arguing outside the train station?
4. What kind of business did Dae Hyun's father operate in South Korea?
5. How much money does Natasha tip the musician outside of Daniel's family's store?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Samuel Kingsley's experiences as an actor differ between Jamaica and America?
2. What leads up to the conflict between Daniel and Charlie at their father's store?
3. What is the significance of the violin street performer in the novel?
4. How does the author use the symbolism of stars in the narrative?
5. How are eyes used as a motif in The Sun is Also a Star?
6. How is Samuel's performance destribed in A Raisin in the Sun by Natasha? Why is this important to the plot?
7. How did Patricia feel about Samuel's performance in A Raisin in the Sun? Why?
8. How do the differences between the blue-haired, mohawked couple illustrate the differences between Daniel and Natasha?
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?
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
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 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?
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