The Sun Is Also a Star

Page numbers refer to the 2016 Delacorte edition of the book, ISBN 978-0-553-49668-0.

Prologue-“Multiverses: A Quantum History”

Reading Check

1. Daniel’s older brother (“Daniel,” Page 2)

2. All right (“Irie,” Page 24)

3. Second Coming (“Daniel,” Page 50)

4. Red Tie (“Natasha,” Page 53)

Short Answer

1. Charlie started hating Daniel the summer Charlie turned 8 and Daniel turned 6. (“Daniel,” Page 12)

2. Daniel’s mom asks him to take a money pouch with deposit slips to his dad at the store. (“Daniel,” Page 31)

3. The conductor shares his religious conversion with the passengers on the train and encourages them to find God themselves. (“The Conductor,” Page 48)

4. Natasha nearly steps off the curb and into a car running a red light, but Daniel pulls her back onto the sidewalk. (“Daniel,” Page 60)

“Daniel”-“The Waitress: A History of Love”

Reading Check

1. 1 hour (“Natasha,” Page 83)

2. She wants the fame of a benevolent dictator. (“Natasha,” Page 91)

3. Car accident (“Natasha,” Page 111)

4. Pink (“Natasha,” Page 136)

Short Answer

1. Daniel introduces Natasha to a study that involves asking a series of progressively more intimate questions, framing their participation as a scientific experiment. (“Daniel,” Page 80)

2. Natasha thinks she will die by drowning because she cannot swim. (“Natasha,” Page 95)

3. Natasha wants to talk to Daniel, but she does not have his phone number. She regrets being mean to him. (“Natasha,” Page 115)

4. Natasha realizes that Daniel is not as noble as he first seemed. She understands that the fact that she is Black is going to be an issue for his family, but she wishes he had chosen her over his family anyway. (“Natasha,” Page 133)

“Natasha”-“Dae Hyun Bae: A Dad's History”

Reading Check

1. Norebang, or karaoke (“Natasha,” Page 162)

2. Regret (“Daniel,” Page 179)

3. A Raisin in the Sun (“Natasha,” Page 207)

Short Answer

1. Natasha tells Daniel that she is undocumented and will soon be deported. (“Daniel,” Page 189)

2. Clotho spins the thread of life, Lachesis measures the thread, and Atropos cuts the thread. (“Fate,” Page 200)

3. Mr. Bae pushes his sons toward success because he loves them and does not want them to know poverty like he did growing up. (“Dae Hyun Bae,” Page 238)

“Natasha”-“Irene: An Alternative History”

Reading Check

1. She asks why he cheated on her. (“Natasha,” Page 241)

2. Daniel’s phone number (“Natasha,” Page 256)

3. God (“Daniel,” Page 271)

4. His notebook (“Daniel + Natasha,” Page 331)

Short Answer

1. Daniel discovers that his interview is in the same building as Natasha’s appointment. (“Daniel,” Page 253)

2. Daniel thinks that dark matter is love, the attracting force that we cannot see that holds the universe together. (“Daniel,” Page 275)

3. Jeremy missed the court appointment to reverse the voluntary removal because he had spent the afternoon in a hotel room with Hannah Winter. (“Jeremy Fitzgerald,” Page 297)

4. Natasha tells Daniel that Charlie “doesn’t like himself very much,” which is why he behaves the way he does. (“Natasha,” Page 312)