The Sun is Also a Star Week 1 Quiz

According to the quote in the prologue, in order to make an apple pie, you must first:

• buy some apples

• plant an apple tree

• invent the universe

• create a recipe

What is the setting of the book?

• New York

• Los Angeles

• Chicago

• Korea

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What do Daniel's parents want him to become?

• A doctor

• A lawyer

• An engineer

• It doesn't matter, as long as it makes a lot of money

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What is the problem faced by Natasha and her family?

• They are being evicted from their home.

• They are being deported back to Jamaica.

• Her older brother has been kicked out of college.

• They are homeless.

Daniel and Charlie are friends and get along.

• True

• False

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What does Irene the security guard do to make people notice her and why?

• She takes her time examining their things because it's the only human contact she ever gets.

• She intentionally steals things from the people in her line to make them have to come back and see her.

• She confiscates items for no reason because she is hateful.

• She just passes people through the line without checking because she hates her job.

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Why does Daniel think that Charlie hates him?

• Because Daniel is a better student than Charlie.

• Because Daniel is loved by their parents more than Charlie.

• Because Daniel called Charlie "hyung" (the Korean word for brother) in front of Charlie's white friends.

• Because Daniel is older and will inherit the family's money and business.

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In Korea, why does the family name come first before the individual name?

• It tells the entire history of your ancestry.

• It shows that the individual is more important than the family.

• It tells the entire history of the individual.

• It shows that Koreans have adapted to American society.

How many minutes late is Natasha for her appointment with Ms. Whitney?

• She isn't late.

• Five minutes

• Ten minutes

• Thirty minutes

Irie is Jamaican slang for:

• home

• all right

• hard times

• love

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