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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 does Marcus hire Irie for?

2. Who does Ambrosia meet on King Street the day of the earthquake?

3. What kind of books does Joyce Chalfen write?

4. What does Mickey serve to Magid at O'Connell's?

5. How does Hortense travel to church after her husband's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the founding of KEVIN.

2. Why does Hortense eat everything very hot?

3. How does Irie feel after making love with Millat?

4. What question from Archie starts the bickering on top of the bus?

5. What is the history between Hortense and Irie?

6. What does Irie learn from Neena and Maxine?

7. What surprise about his closest friend does Samad receive?

8. What tenet of his new religion is Millat finding it most difficult to follow?

9. What is the opinion of the girl in the airport of Marcus' latest book?

10. Why do Alsana and Clara invite Neena to lunch and a movie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Irie find at her grandmother's that she didn't realize she was searching for? Would knowing some of this information earlier have changed things for her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

One of the pillars on which Archie and Samad's friendship is built is the fact that Archie killed Dr. Sick. What indications do we have that it didn't, perhaps, happen that way? Why is it so important to Samad that it did? Is his reaction to learning the truth what you would have expected? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

One of the conflicts that looms large through the second part of the novel is that of science vs. religion. Discuss the development of this conflict and explain its importance to the story.

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