The Wrong End of the Telescope Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Rabih Alameddine
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Wrong End of the Telescope Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Rabih Alameddine
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Mina dream about on Lesbos?

2. Who is one of Mina's brothers?

3. What significant event does Mina miss by being in Lesbos in Part I?

4. What did the writer produce essays about in 2012 and 2013?

5. Who was Mina's first romantic partner?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Doctors in Drag," why does the family ask Mina if she is a man?

2. In "I Missed You By This Much," what does Mina say about the writer?

3. Why is Mina's being a woman significant in her work as a doctor with the refugees?

4. What does the writer write about in "How to Make Liberace Jealous"?

5. In "How to Become a Westerner," how does Rania Kassem find herself again?

6. What is one of Emma's most defining characteristics, according to Mina?

7. Who was the only person Mina ever talked about her family with and why?

8. In what way does Mina remember her mother loving herself and her siblings?

9. In "You Made Me Do It," who encourages Mina to write about her experiences and why?

10. What does Mina buy for the children in "The Little Rascals Go to Camp" and how does this turn out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Mina's conversation with the unnamed writer in the last chapter - about the unnamed writer's assertion that he can never write another word about refugees, and his urging for Mina to write her own story on the subject instead - affect the reader's perspective about the entire book at its very end? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some major differences between Mina's observations and interactions with refugees and those of the Europeans' interactions and observations with refugees? Why do you think Alameddine draws a distinction between the two? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Mina ultimately help Sumaiya to end her own life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusion.

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