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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. How many cheerleaders does Shirin see when she is at her locker in Chapter 7?
2. In Chapter 7, what does Ocean ask if he can do with Shirin?
3. In Chapter 9, what is the kid wearing that Shirin is paired with in Global Perspectives?
4. In Chapter 12, what ethnicity is the guy Shirin nearly steps on?
5. How long will Shirin's class be working with the animal that they have started dissecting in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Shirin and Mr. Jordan come to an argreement about her returning to class?
2. How does Shirin decorate her shoes and her backpack?
3. Where does Shirin meet another middle-eastern student at school, and what is he like?
4. How has Navid had money to buy things he wants, and what has he bought with his money?
5. What does Shirin think of Global Perspectives and Mr. Jordan at the beginning of Chapter 9?
6. What are some things that Shirin's father has taught her?
7. Why has Shirin attended a lot of schools?
8. What does Shirin learn about Ocean in Chapter 13?
9. In Chapter 9, why does Shirin walk out of Global Perspectives?
10. How do Shirin's parents respond if she compalins about people being mean to her at school or her struggles at school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A Very Large Expanse of Sea is the story of Shirin’s sophomore year in high school. How do the events in the book help Shirin mature and grow in the novel? What role does accepting people and their foibles have to do with her growth?
Essay Topic 2
People are nasty to Shirin. How are people nasty to Shirin? What do their actions have to do with stereotyping and assumptions?
Essay Topic 3
In A Very Large Expanse of Sea, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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