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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At a hotel where the parking lot is empty in "Red Bandana," how much does a young Navajo claim the only room that is vacant costs?
(a) $380.
(b) $190.
(c) $410.
(d) $275.

2. What does Sem taste when he is showering?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Cement.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Burnt toast.

3. What day of the week does Sem get out of the hospital?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

4. What was the name of the street where Sem and his family lived in Phoenix?
(a) Kachina Trail.
(b) Estrid Ave.
(c) Camelback Mountain.
(d) Dia Road.

5. In "Red Bandana," when Harun wants to sleep under the stars and Sem wants to sleep in a motel, where does he remember falling asleep in the car in a parking lot?
(a) Kansas.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Utah.
(d) Colorado.

6. Where is the African Muslim girl from who is the evening nurse for Sem and Lukas Cierny?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Eritrea.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Ethiopia.

7. In "Red Bandana," how many days do Sem and Harun plan to aimlessly wander American roads?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

8. When the ambulance stops at the hospital, what color hockey shirt is a girl wearing who walks between the cars toward the building?
(a) Purple.
(b) Red.
(c) Mauve.
(d) Blue.

9. What is the name of the man who lives in the apartment Sem and his family used to live in in Phoenix?
(a) Rich.
(b) Matt.
(c) Clint.
(d) Bob.

10. Who was Sem working for in 2008?
(a) Reuters.
(b) Federal News Agency.
(c) BBC.
(d) Associated Press.

11. How old was Sem in 1996?
(a) 32.
(b) 38.
(c) 36.
(d) 35.

12. What is the name of the short film Sem remembers at the end of "Me'Med"?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Secret in Their Eyes.
(c) The Lady in the Van.
(d) The Room.

13. In "Me'Med," where does Sem think his bedspread came from?
(a) Africa.
(b) South America.
(c) Egypt.
(d) India.

14. What type of tree used to be outside the first apartment Sem and his family had in the United States?
(a) Mimosa.
(b) Orange.
(c) Palm.
(d) Acacia.

15. What is Sem doing when he feels pain in his chest and throat?
(a) Getting dressed.
(b) Having breakfast.
(c) Showering.
(d) Getting out of bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Sem's family members had had heart attacks according to his mother?

2. The day after Sem's heart attack, what does Sanja bring Sem?

3. What is the name of the American writer who wrote, "When you smoke, other people come up to you and ask for a light" (19)?

4. What Bosnian poet does Sem think Lukas Cierny looks like?

5. When does Sem remember a table tennis game in the Botanical Garden at the Sarajevo National Museum that woke him?

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