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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. What is Daniel's older brother's name?
3. What does Natasha say she would achieve fame for when answering Daniel's question before her appointment?
4. How many questions total from the list from the love study do Daniel and Natasha decide they will ask one another each?
5. What is the first question from Category #2 (medium intimacy) that Daniel and Natasha choose to ask one another?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Natasha's feelings about science?
2. How would you describe the relationship between Daniel and Charlie?
3. What is the significance of Irene's character in the novel?
4. How does Natasha respond to her interaction with Charlie at Daniel's father's store when they first meet?
5. Who is Hannah Winter and what role does she play in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star?
6. Who is Jeremy Fitzgerald and what is his role in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star?
7. What event caused the deportation order that Natasha's family faces in the novel?
8. What is the significance of the Prologue to The Sun is Also a Star?
9. What are the three stages of love that are discussed in the novel?
10. What does "Deus ex Machina" mean and why does the author use this phrase in The Sun is Also a Star?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Samuel Kingsley in The Sun is Also a Star. What are Samuel's ambitions? What brought Samuel to America? How does Samuel feel about his experiences in the United States?
Essay Topic 2
How is the word "irie" defined in “Irie: An Etymological History"? Why do you think the author includes this brief chapter in the novel? How does the word "irie" apply to the novel as a whole?
Essay Topic 3
What study from the New York Times does Daniel present to Natasha? Why? How does Natasha respond to Daniel's discussion of this study?
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