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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Bosnian poet does Sem think Lukas Cierny looks like?
(a) Abdulvehab Ilhamija.
(b) Ilija Ladin.
(c) Aleksa Santic.
(d) Asaf Durakovic.

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

3. When Sem and his family first flew to Phoenix, how long after they arrived did their suitcase arrive?
(a) A week.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) A month.

4. What lake did Sem grow up beside?
(a) Modrac.
(b) Klinje.
(c) Goransko Jezero.
(d) Balkana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tree used to be outside the first apartment Sem and his family had in the United States?

2. What airline does Sem fly in "Red Bandana"?

3. In "Red Bandana," what is a side effect of the medication Sem is taking?

4. What car does Sem remember driving when the wife of the poet F. was giving birth to their daughter?

5. Where was the Bosnian doctor working who Sem heard was smoking behind the hospital building?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ilija Ladin, and what did Sem say about him?

2. What happens when Sem arrives at the hospital?

3. Why is Harun affected by something that happened at a local film festival that just closed in "Red Bandana"?

4. How does Sem describe nostalgia?

5. What does Sem see when the ambulance stops in front of the hospital?

6. With whom does Sem share a room when he is moved out of intensive care into a hospital ward?

7. What story does Sanja tell Sem about smoking?

8. How does Sem feel as he is in the ambulance on the way to the hospital?

9. How does Sanja prepare the apartment for Sem's return?

10. What happens when Sem tries to get a hotel room on page 60?

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