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

2. Where is the photograph taken that hangs on the wall above the sofa?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Africa.
(c) Tibet.
(d) Nepal.

3. What airline does Sem fly in "Red Bandana"?
(a) Southwest.
(b) Delta.
(c) American.
(d) United.

4. How old does Sem think the old man, Lukas Cierny, is with whom he shares a room on the hospital ward?
(a) 86.
(b) 78.
(c) 90s.
(d) 80 or more.

5. What month is it in "Me'Med" when Sem goes to the hospital?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week does Sem get out of the hospital?

2. How long did Sem and his family live in Phoenix?

3. What color uniform is the girl wearing who tells Sem that he is having a heart attack?

4. When does Sem remember taking a cable car up Trebevic Mountain?

5. 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)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sem arrives at the hospital?

2. Where does Harun live, and why will he not stop there?

3. What does Sem remember from November 1992?

4. What happens when Sem and Harun visit their old apartment in "Red Bandana"?

5. What is Arcosanti?

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

7. How does Sem describe nostalgia?

8. How did Harun injure his little finger, and why did his parents not take him to the hospital?

9. What is Sem wrapped in when he goes to the hospital and where did he get it from?

10. Where did Sem grow up, and what does he remember about the place?

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