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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 Kim reveal to Callie when they go to visit Callie's father's grave?

2. What is Leve?

3. What does Arnold's job think his name is?

4. Where does the title, "Hot Air Balloons," get its name from?

5. How old is Jeanne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "Seven," and what is it about?

2. How does Lucy respond to the Leve poster she sees at her work/study job on campus?

3. How did Victor and Carole meet?

4. How does Arnold describe his fall?

5. What terrifying situation happens with Jude after the christening?

6. What is Paris doing when Arnold goes to see him while he is dying?

7. What is Darline doing when Arnold goes to see her while he is dying?

8. How are Lucy and Neah's upbringing different?

9. How did Arnold get to America?

10. How does Lucy describe the Leve office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Hot Air Balloons," what do the tattoos symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of love present in all 8 of the stories in the collection?

Essay Topic 3

What is a diaspora? How does it apply to this book? Use specific characters and plot lines as examples.

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