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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 68 - 128).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Afra's hair in Chapter 1?
(a) The color of sand.
(b) The color of coal.
(c) The color of honey.
(d) The color of flames.

2. Who is Mustafa married to?
(a) Nadia.
(b) Aya.
(c) Rona.
(d) Dahab.

3. What is Diomande's favorite food that he tells Nuri his mother used to make?
(a) Stew.
(b) Cakes and cookies.
(c) Rice and beans.
(d) Kedjenou.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Nuri remember he and Afra doing every Saturday?
(a) Going to visit Afra's parents.
(b) Going to visit his parents.
(c) Going to Mustafa's for dinner.
(d) Going to the seaside.

5. What does the Moroccan man at the bed and breakfast start calling Nuri?
(a) Geezer.
(b) Mister.
(c) Friend.
(d) Sir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nuri scared of in Chapter 1?

2. What does the smuggler tell everyone on the boat to Greece to do?

3. Where do Nuri and Afra wait for a smuggler to take them out of Aleppo and into Turkey in Part I?

4. What does Hazim buy for Nuri that he thinks Nuri will appreciate?

5. In Part II, what does one woman waiting to get on the boat in Turkey say is the most dangerous crossing in the world?

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