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

2. In "Red Bandana," what is the name of the experimental town Sem and Harun visit?

3. In "Red Bandana," how many days do Sem and Harun plan to aimlessly wander American roads?

4. When do Sem and Harun visits Badwater Basin?

5. What year in Sem's past has he not left behind?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Red Bandana," what conversation does Sem remember having with his doctor during a routine six-month checkup?

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

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

5. What does Sem remember about seeing Harun when he was a newborn in the hospital?

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

7. What happens to Sem when he is getting ready for work?

8. How does Sem describe nostalgia?

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

10. What does Sem connect the pain in his throat and the metallic taste in his mouth to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Sem and Harun emigrated to the U.S. How did Sem and Harun have to adapt when they moved to the U.S.? Who adapted more quickly? In what way are they still foreigners? Why is Harun more of a native than Sem?

Essay Topic 3

Sanja and Sem have been together for 30 years. How does their relationship change after her stroke? What are their new roles?

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