3. Why does the witness to the accident not want to come forward to the police?
(a) He is actually blind and only heard the killing.
(b) He is an undocumented immigrant and fears trouble with the law.
(c) He can not speak very well.
(d) He is very shy.

4. What does Jeremy do before becoming a police officer?
(a) He is an electrician.
(b) He is a landscaper.
(c) He is a teacher.
(d) He is a Marine in the Iraq War.

5. Who is in charge of the investigation into Driss's death?
(a) Coleman.
(b) Singh.
(c) Henries.
(d) Jeremy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nora having an affair with?

2. How does Jeremy's mother die?

3. In Part II, what does Nora share with Jeremy in high school that he never forgets?

4. What does Nora initially study in college before changing her mind?

5. What does Coleman refuse to reveal to Nora when she asks in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the school play that ruins it for Efrain?

2. How do Nora and Salma embarrass Maryam in Part II?

3. Why does Coleman move to a Mojave Desert town?

4. What does Nora tell Jeremy that she feels about the money her father left her in Part II?

5. What happens to Driss's donut shop after 9/11?

6. Why is Coleman uncomfortable talking to Murphy?

7. What is Nora's relationship with Salma like?

8. What happens that destroys Jeremy's family while he is in high school?

9. Why does Jeremy go to see Mary in Part II?

10. What early embarrassing experience does Maryam have in trying to speak to a stranger and make friends in Part I, during her early days in America?

(see the answer keys)

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