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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Nuri find in the garden of the bed and breakfast in Part I?
(a) A salamander.
(b) A bumblebee with no wings.
(c) A colony of ants.
(d) A stray cat.

3. What is Mohammed most worried about when Nuri meets him?
(a) Being separated from his brother.
(b) Having to live in America.
(c) Never seeing his mother again.
(d) Falling into the sea and drowning when they cross.

4. Which university does Mustafa work at in Part I?
(a) Homs University.
(b) Damascus University.
(c) The University of Jerusalem.
(d) The University of Aleppo.

5. What do Diomande and Hazim play in the B and B in the evening in Part II?
(a) Poker.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Uno.
(d) Hangman, using English words.

6. Who finds Firas's body?
(a) Dahab.
(b) Nuri.
(c) Mustafa.
(d) Aya.

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

8. What color are Mohammed's eyes?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Grey.

9. What is the name of the island Nuri and Afra initially land on after leaving Turkey on a boat?
(a) Romer Island.
(b) Biscuit Island.
(c) Lesbos Island.
(d) Mile Island.

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

11. What does the new resident at the B and B wear that the Moroccan man thinks is strange?
(a) A swimsuit.
(b) A business suit.
(c) A nightgown.
(d) A tracksuit.

12. What does Nuri think he sees on Diomande's back?
(a) Scars.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Bites.
(d) Small wings.

13. What does Mohammed tell Nuri happened to him after he fell in the water?
(a) He got very hot.
(b) He died a little bit.
(c) He saw an angel.
(d) He got very cold.

14. Where do all meetings with the social worker take place?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the gymnasium.
(d) In the courtyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the head covering Afra always wears?

2. What does Nuri think he hears as he waits in the doctor's office in Part II?

3. What does Mustafa say was the cause of Firas's death?

4. What is the name of a collective of bee hives and colonies?

5. In Chapter 5, why does Nuri hate to see that Afra still seems to love him?

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