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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. Which of her relatives does Nadine note was Black?

2. Which of the following does Samuel attend?

3. What gift does Anita receive at the Christmas party she has in a shelter?

4. Which of the following does Samuel note is referenced regarding rock and roll in New Orleans?

5. In what year was Peter arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Samuel express preference for violin over piano?

2. How does Anita tell her sister to respond when she feels like crying?

3. For what reasons is Samuel exempted from military service?

4. What prompts Samuel’s family to move to San Francisco?

5. What about jazz infatuates Samuel?

6. Why does Selena’s family want her to take up with her long-term fiancé?

7. Why is Volker’s presence at the Chilean consulate a complicating factor?

8. How does the novel report the English handle the German war efforts against them?

9. Where does Anita assert Azabahar is located?

10. How does Nadine introduce herself to Samuel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 2

To what genre other than historical fiction might The Wind Knows My Name be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Early on, the comment is made that “the crowd’s raw, savage energy was contagious and even exhilarating,” such that a character “had to reject the impulse to transform into a monster, to destroy, burn, and shout till he had no air left in his lungs” (20). What does the comment indicate about mass action? Do the novel and experience confirm the indication? How or how not?

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