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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 race is the woman who lets Richard and Brandon into Richard's office on the 89th floor?
2. How many were injured and killed when terrorists set off a bomb in the parking lot under the building?
3. When Brandon's mother died, what did his father read to him?
4. Where does the stairwell dead end in "Don't Look"?
5. To what exit do Port Authority and NYPD guide people in "Bugs Bunny and Designer Jeans"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Pasoon want to join the Taliban?
2. In "The Cedars of Afghanistan," how is a graveyard on the side of the mountain described?
3. What discussion do Brandon and Richard have about the lady from the elevator who was burned?
4. In "Blind," how does Brandon find Richard?
5. Who is Anson, and what is he like?
6. What does Brandon's dad tell him when they have a phone call in "Get Out"?
7. What are the caves like where Reshmina and the other take refuge?
8. Where does Brandon find himself at the beginning of "Blind" after the explosion?
9. What last conversation does Brandon have with his father in "Last Call"?
10. How do they disguise Taz in "Under the Burqa"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Reshmina and Pasoon encounter the Kochi people when they are on the mountain. Who are the Kochi people? How do they help Reshmina and Pasoon? What is inferred about hospitality from their behavior?
Essay Topic 2
Afghanistan is a country that has been conquered by many people groups. What are some of the people groups and nations that have conquered or fought in Afghanistan? How do the past and those wars influence the future?
Essay Topic 3
Brandon and Reshmina begin their day confident and secure. What do Brandon and Reshmina experience on September 11 in their respective time periods? How do the situations they encounter make them feel helpless and powerless?
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