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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Joseph's father gets gas in Chapter 3, on the radio what store does a woman say she was near when the bomb went off?
(a) Urbana.
(b) Chocolaatae Hut.
(c) Scullers.
(d) Damascus Desserts.

2. In Chapter 4, when Sami goes downstairs on Sunday, what are four men carrying out of the apartment?
(a) Chairs.
(b) Boxes.
(c) Books.
(d) Table.

3. In Chapter 9, whose phone does Aadam use to call his mother?
(a) Zeina's.
(b) An old man's.
(c) Tarek's.
(d) An old woman's.

4. What city is Sami's mother worried that Damascus will become like?
(a) Aleppo.
(b) Daraa.
(c) Haamaa.
(d) Lataakia.

5. How many student reports did Joseph's mother have to get through in Chapter 2?
(a) 125.
(b) 200.
(c) 150.
(d) 175.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, how long has Sami had the shoes he is wearing?

2. In Chapter 1, what day of the week is Sami's class sent home because of a bombing?

3. In Chapter 6, who offers Tarek a glass of water when he and his family arrive at an apartment of some kind filled with mattresses and people?

4. What did AAadam have to do to earn money for a boat?

5. In Chapter 7, what color headscarf is a woman wearing who wants to stroke Sami's cheeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Aadam get to Turkey?

2. In Chapter 4, how long has Sami had a helicopter drone, and why has he hardly flown it?

3. Why did Sami want his mother to get his football boots for him?

4. Where is the second place Sami and his family are taken after they arrive in Turkey?

5. What does Sami notice at the hospital when Uncle Tony takes him to see his mother and sister?

6. In Chapter 1, why are the students at Sami's school sent home?

7. Why is Sara, Sami's sister not talking after the bombing?

8. What does a woman on the radio say about the bombing at the mall to a reporter?

9. Why does Sami's mother tell him they are moving in Chapter 4?

10. How does Sami help Aadam call his mother?

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