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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 does Daniel describe the article about the researcher who put two people in a lab and had them ask one another intimate questions?
2. The narrator indicates in “Irie: An Etymological History" that to be irie is bo be what?
3. How old was Natasha when her family came to the United States?
4. When she is asked about how she surmises she will die, Natasha tells Daniel that as a black woman living in the United States, she is most likely to die at what age?
5. Where did Natasha's mother travel in order to get Natasha a "good" social security card?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the three stages of love that are discussed in the novel?
2. Who is Jeremy Fitzgerald and what is his role in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star?
3. How is "love" perceived by Natasha and by Daniel in the novel?
4. Who is Hannah Winter and what role does she play in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star?
5. What is a "multiverse" and why is this discussed in The Sun is Also a Star?
6. What does "Deus ex Machina" mean and why does the author use this phrase in The Sun is Also a Star?
7. How would you describe the relationship between Daniel and Charlie?
8. What kind of store does Daniel's father own? Where is it located?
9. What similarities do Daniel and Natasha share?
10. What event caused the deportation order that Natasha's family faces in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of love in The Sun is Also a Star. How is this theme developed through character and setting? What symbolism relates to this theme? How is the concept of love explored through the two main characters?
Essay Topic 2
Who is Carl Sagan and why does the author allude to him in the novel's Prologue? How does the Prologue relate the the main plot of the story? What is stated in the Prologue?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot structure of The Sun is Also a Star. Where in the narrative are the exposition and rising action located? Where does the climax of the novel occur? What information is revealed in the novel's falling action and denouement?
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