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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 did the author's friend Jason make a documentary about that had become a big deal when he offered the author a job?
2. Where did the author and Weston meet with executives from Instagram in San Francisco?
3. What going-away present does the author describe his boss giving him in Chapter 3?
4. For what periodical did the author's parents write about a journey where they walked across America in the 1970s?
5. The author says in Chapter 2 that on their first night, he had in his mind that he wanted to sleep under a bridge because it was something that what writer would have done?
Short Essay Questions
1. What prompted the author to take his journey across the Americas?
2. What did the author do to prepare for his journey?
3. What was the author's planned journey? How long was it?
4. How does the author describe his religious background?
5. How is Mexico City described by the author in Chapter 8?
6. How does the author describe the last conversation he had about his sexuality with his mother in Chapter 8?
7. What language barriers did the author face on his journey?
8. Who is Linda and how is she described?
9. What does the author write about travel in his opening Prologue?
10. What does "Warm Showers" refer to in the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze three examples of metaphor or similes in To Shake the Sleeping Self. What is being compared? How does this comparison affect you as a reader? Why is this example noteworthy?
Essay Topic 2
Define "xenophobia" and discuss how it is thematically explored in To Shake the Sleeping Self. What individuals express xenophobic traits? How? What statements is the author making regarding xenophobia?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss three examples of irony in To Shake the Sleeping Self. How does this example serve the story? What is its effect? What type of irony is employed in each example?
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