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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 percentage do South Korean businesses control in the African American hair care market, as estimated by the narrator in “Hair: A Korean American History"?
(a) 60-80%.
(b) 50-60%.
(c) 70-90%.
(d) 30-40%.

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

3. How does Natasha describe her father's performance in A Raisin in the Sun in “Natasha Kingsley: A Daughter’s History"?
(a) He was articulate.
(b) He was excellent.
(c) He was exaggerated.
(d) He was ordinary.

4. What college does Bev text Natasha to say that she loves and believes she is destined to attend?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Rutgers.
(c) Columbia.
(d) NYU.

5. What does Daniel say at the roof access door before it magically opens?
(a) "Young Lion."
(b) "Open sesame."
(c) "Let me in."
(d) "Mangalore."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Natasha's favorite section in the museum where she goes after leaving Daniel?

2. What word does Natasha describe having marked wrong on her first spelling quiz in English class while having lunch with Daniel?

3. What song by Soundgarden does Natasha perform at the karaoke club for Daniel?

4. What does Natasha tell Daniel he is waiting for when they argue by Central Park?

5. What song by ABBA does Daniel perform for Natasha at the karaoke bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are eyes used as a motif in The Sun is Also a Star?

3. Why do you think that the story of Joe (the Secutity Guard) is important to the novel?

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

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

6. How does Natasha's perceptions of her father change as the novel progresses?

7. Why do you think that Samuel Kingsley revealed the truth about his family's illegal status?

8. How does the author use the symbolism of stars in the narrative?

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

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

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