The Sun Is Also a Star

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is the strongest example of the theme of The Precarity of the American Dream?

A) Daniel’s parents owning a hair care store

B) Charlie’s suspension from Harvard

C) Samuel’s constant rejection for acting roles

D)Natasha’s perspective on love

2. Which symbol or motif does Daniel most clearly embody?

A) Poetry

B) Science

C) Fate

D) Love

3. What is Daniel most likely implying when he says, “I postponed my appointment because of you” (“Daniel,” Page 192)?

A) That he would give up any dream to be with her

B) That Natasha has been leading him on all day

C) That it will be her fault if he does not get accepted into Yale

D) That he is more conscientious than her

4. What is the most likely reason Natasha does not believe in love?

A) She only believes in science, and love cannot be proved scientifically.

B) She could not love her ex-boyfriend, Rob.

C) She has been hurt by those who should have loved her.

D) She has never experienced romantic love.

5. Where did Samuel and Patricia meet?

A) At a clothing store

B) At a Bob Marley concert

C) At a coffee shop

D) At an audition

6. What is implied when the waitress tells Natasha to learn how to use chopsticks (“The Waitress,” Page 160)?

A) She wants to help Natasha fit in with Daniel’s culture.

B) She feels like she has had to assimilate to American culture too much.

C) The restaurant does not have any other utensils.

D) She feels superior to Natasha.

7. Why does Charlie give Natasha Daniel’s phone number?

A) He feels badly for his behavior toward her earlier in the day.

B) He is afraid Daniel will hit him again if he does not.

C) Natasha convinces him that she will cause trouble between Daniel and their parents.

D) Natasha tells him she plans to break up with Daniel over the phone.

8. Why is it ironic that Natasha keeps remembering these lines: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers”?

A) She insists in the superiority of science over poetry.

B) She does not believe she has any chance of staying in America.

C) She believes hope is a pointless waste of time.

D) She only resorts to poetry during emotional upheaval.

9. Which description best fits the mood of Daniel’s response when he leaves Natasha at the airport?

A) Stoic and nonchalant

B) Heartbroken but hopeful

C) Desperate and irrational

D) Regretful but optimistic

10. Which of the following is the strongest example of the theme of Empathy Through Cross-Cultural Connection?

A) When the waitress reprimands Natasha for not knowing how to use chopsticks

B) When Daniel’s dad tells Natasha that her hair is too big

C) When the security guard allows Daniel and Natasha to stay on the roof

D) When Natasha tells Daniel that he is not his father

11. What is similar about Natasha’s and Daniel’s relationships with their parents?

A) They both have good relationships with their parents.

B) They both have difficult relationships their parents.

C) They both have difficult relationships with their mothers.

D) They both have difficult relationships with their fathers.

12. What is the most likely reason Mrs. Kingsley only briefly smiles at Daniel when they meet (“Daniel,” Page 322)?

A) She is disappointed that Natasha has a Korean boyfriend.

B) She is shocked to meet a boyfriend just hours before they leave.

C) She has a lot to do before they leave and is annoyed by the intrusion.

D) She knows that Daniel is too good for Natasha and will break her heart.

13. Which is the least reasonable interpretation of why Daniel and Natasha eventually lose contact?

A) They no longer love each other.

B) It is too difficult for Natasha to live in two worlds at once.

C) Over time, Daniel doubts that their day together meant anything at all.

D) They both become too busy with the responsibilities of the adult world.

14. Whose life did Natasha unknowingly save?

A) Joe’s

B) Hannah’s

C) Charlie’s

D) Irene’s

15. What is inferred when Daniel and Natasha meet on the plane?

A) They realize that their relationship was only supposed to last one day.

B) Their relationship will pick up where they left off 10 years earlier.

C) Things are awkward because Natasha did not wait for Daniel and is now married.

D) They are going to fight about who stopped communicating first.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating textual details to support your response.

1. In what ways does Natasha show that she trusts Daniel? How does she indicate that she is open to cross-cultural connections? 

2. Why are Natasha’s pink headphones special to her? What do they remind her of?