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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 greetings meet Daniel and Natasha at the restaurant where they have lunch?
(a) "Weh yu up to."
(b) "Annyeonghaseyo."
(c) "Konnichiwa."
(d) "Wah gwaan."

2. At what stop do Daniel and Natasha get off the subway train after leaving the karaoke club?
(a) The Christopher Street Station.
(b) The 23rd Street Station.
(c) The 81st Street station.
(d) The 57nd Street Station.

3. What setting is established in "Act Two, Scene Three" of “Samuel Kingsley: A Father’s History”?
(a) Great Hall.
(b) Interior bedroom.
(c) Library.
(d) Paris.

4. What food did Natasha's father go to buy for his family on the night of his play debut in “Natasha Kingsley: A Daughter’s History"?
(a) Chinese takeout.
(b) Mexican takeout.
(c) Burgers and fries.
(d) Pizza.

5. What does the narrator say fate has always been the realm of in “Fate: A History"?
(a) Nature.
(b) The gods.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Humankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mohawked couple doing when Daniel gets off the train as he tries to find Natasha?

2. What percentage do South Korean businesses control in the African American hair care market, as estimated by the narrator in “Hair: A Korean American History"?

3. What event do both Natasha and Daniel witness on the subway when they are trying to reconnect after Natasha's appointment with the attorney?

4. How much money does Natasha tip the musician outside of Daniel's family's store?

5. Who is the poet that Natasha describes having written a poem that says you cannot make a home out of human beings when she argues with Daniel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the differences between the blue-haired, mohawked couple illustrate the differences between Daniel and Natasha?

2. How would you describe the performances of Daniel and Natasha at the norebang?

3. How would you describe Natasha's relationship with her father?

4. What is the one good thing that Charlie does in the novel? Why do you think he does it?

5. How would you compare the hardships of Daniel's life versus the life of his father?

6. How is Daniel's relationship with his father illustrated in the novel?

7. How do Natasha and Charlie manage to reconnect after their argument when Natasha leaves before her appointment?

8. What importance does the setting play in The Sun is Also a Star?

9. What is the outcome of the conflict between Daniel and Charlie at their father's store?

10. What is the significance of the setting of The Museum of Natural History?

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