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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nuri first meet Aya?
(a) At work.
(b) Through Mustafa.
(c) At his cousin Ibrahim's eldest son's wedding.
(d) At college.

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

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

4. What does Mustafa thinks Firas spends too much time doing?
(a) Playing sports.
(b) Playing on his phone.
(c) Talking to his friends.
(d) Eating.

5. What river did Afra once paint that Nuri wishes he could see the painting of again?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The Queiq.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) The Thames.

6. What does Nuri do briefly for work while he waits in Turkey?
(a) Pick fruit.
(b) Wash cars.
(c) Cook in a restaurant.
(d) Clean houses.

7. Which of the following did Nuri feed the bees in his colony?
(a) Royal jelly.
(b) Bee balm.
(c) Ambrosia.
(d) Elderberry.

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

9. What does Mohammed play with in the garden of the B and B in Part II?
(a) A worm.
(b) A bird.
(c) A salamander.
(d) An ant.

10. What does Nuri say he loves most about Afra in Part I?
(a) Her smell.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her laugh.

11. What mistake do the kings in Nuri's story to Mohammed in Part II make?
(a) They were not concerned enough with feeding their citizens.
(b) They were too focused on horses.
(c) They were too focused on romance.
(d) They were too concerned with riches and left their kingdom devoid of life.

12. What does Nuri think he hears as he waits in the doctor's office in Part II?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A baby crying.
(c) Sami calling for him.
(d) Afra calling for him.

13. What happens to Nuri's and Mustafa's hives in Part I?
(a) They are stolen.
(b) Nuri and Mustafa ask a friend to look after them and the bees all die due to neglect.
(c) They are ruined by predators.
(d) Vandals destroy them.

14. Who falls off the boat in Part II whom Nuri goes into the water after?
(a) Aya.
(b) Afra.
(c) Dahab.
(d) Mohammed.

15. How old was Mustafa when his mother died?
(a) 5.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Syria is Nuri from?

2. What does Nuri think it is difficult getting used to in this foreign country, the United Kingdom?

3. Where do all meetings with the social worker take place?

4. Who does Afra implore Nuri to contact in Part I when they reach the United Kingdom?

5. Why does the doctor refuse to see Nuri in Part II?

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