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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. In Chapter Nine, what does Feyi often have nightmares about?

2. What is a defining feature of Alim's house?

3. What does Nasir's father do for a living?

4. How does Feyi meet Milan?

5. Where do Feyi and Milan have sex for the first time in Chapter One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Joy angry with Feyi about having to do with Milan?

2. Why does Feyi find it difficult to be around her own mother following her husband's death?

3. What does Alim ask Feyi about Nasir in Chapter Nine that really throws her for a loop?

4. What does Joy tell Feyi when Feyi calls Joy to confess she is attracted to Alim?

5. What does Nasir do for Feyi to help her career?

6. What does Joy tell Feyi when Feyi says she is freaked out about her relationship with Nasir?

7. What is Feyi attracted to about Milan at first?

8. How does Feyi describe her own relationship with Milan to herself in Part I?

9. Why is Feyi particularly impressed with Alim's art in his house?

10. In the end of Part I, how does Feyi know Nasir is more serious about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Feyi use blood and broken things in her art, and what does her use of these materials symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do Feyi and Alim almost instantly bond over when they first meet at Alim's house on the island? Why is this connection such an important one for both of them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is so special and significant about Feyi's relationship with Milan? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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