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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. When does Sem remember that a photographer he calls "M" (83) used to take photographs of Sem's apartment?
2. What color pickup is a man near who is stripped to the waist shaving?
3. How old is Sem when Sanja has her stroke?
4. On page 161, what type of tie does the doctor wear to convey a positive impression to his patients?
5. How long did Sanja quit smoking before her stroke?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do they not know how to treat Sanja after her stroke?
2. In what language does Sem write?
3. After Sanja has been in the hospital two days, what does Sem go back to their apartment to get?
4. Why did Sanja say she was a smoker when she quit after Sem's heart attack?
5. What does Sem remember Harun telling a college interviewer?
6. Who does Sem remember seeing outside the hotel when he attended the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1999?
7. What does Sem tell Sanja is in the hospital when she asks what happened to her?
8. What is Sanja's situation by the time she has been in the hospital for four nights?
9. How does Sem compare photographs and drawings?
10. How did Harun acquire the habit of going into the mountains when he was quite young, and what did he do there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sem decides to take a road trip when he learns about the side effects of a medication he takes. Why does Sem decide to take a road trip? Why is Sem concerned about memory loss? Why does he think memory loss can be the same as death?
Essay Topic 2
Sanja has a stroke and is admitted to the hospital. Why does Sem call the hospital ward "a torture chamber” (130)? Why does he think the hospital is not a good place to get well?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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