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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 270 - 313).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the doctor ask Nuri to come see him again?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.

2. What kinds of birds does Nuri see at the end of the novel in the garden?
(a) Doves.
(b) Robins.
(c) Hoopoe birds.
(d) Magpies.

3. Why do Nuri and Afra keep going on their journey from Syria until they reach the United Kingdom?
(a) Their children are waiting for them there.
(b) They are trying to get to where Mustafa has settled.
(c) They want to reach their religious friends there.
(d) Their parents are there.

4. Who does Nuri meet in Turkey that encourages him to try to connect with a smuggler to cross the sea?
(a) Neil.
(b) Dahab.
(c) Mohammed.
(d) Elias.

5. What is the name of the smuggler Nuri and Afra stay with in Part V?
(a) Mr. Nadim.
(b) Mr. Baram.
(c) Mr. Fotakis.
(d) Mr. Aya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mohammed take from the children's center in Leros for Afra?

2. What does Nuri forget to take with him during his last night of work for the smuggler?

3. In Leros, what times are the gates to the refugee area locked at night?

4. What does Nuri's father say when Nuri tells him he does not want to work in his shop?

5. Who helps Nuri take care of his wound in Part IV?

(see the answer key)

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