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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. When does Shirin's fever break in Chapter 18?

2. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 27?

3. In Chapter 22, who tells Shirin that she is a bad example?

4. What is nearby the place where Ocean takes Shirin in Chapter 24?

5. How many minutes does Navid help Shirin and Ocean get together after Thanksgiving dinner in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what is Shirin thinking when she ignores Ocean?

2. What happens the second morning that Shirin rides to school with Ocean?

3. Why does Shirin not call Ocean in Chapter 18?

4. How did Ocean start playing basketball, and how does he feel about playing?

5. How does Shirin try to ignore Ocean in Chapter 16?

6. In Chapter 17, why does Navid take Shirin home?

7. What encounter do Shirin and Ocean have with Coach Hart at her locker in Chapter 25?

8. How does Navid feel about Ramadan?

9. When Ocean and Shirin talk in his car in Chapter 19, what conversation do they have?

10. How does Shirin get 15 minutes to spend with Ocean after Thanksgiving dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shirin wears a headscarf or hajib. Why does Shirin wear a headscarf? How does the headscarf symbolize her feelings about the way that women should be able to dress?

Essay Topic 2

Shirin admires her mother. What type of relationship does Shirin have with her mother? Why does she admire her mother?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the Mafi use cliffhangers in A Very Large Expanse of Sea? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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