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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. In Chapter 5, why does Nuri hate to see that Afra still seems to love him?
(a) He does not feel worthy of her or her forgiveness.
(b) He has been having an affair and wants to leave her.
(c) He does not love her any longer.
(d) He can not forgive her for her negligence which he feels contributed to their son's death.

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

3. In Part II, where is Mustafa at a camp that is near a factory?
(a) Serbia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Croatia.

4. Where do Afra and Nuri stay when they first arrive in England?
(a) A bed and breakfast.
(b) A homeless shelter.
(c) With a family member.
(d) With a friend.

5. What do the two men at the checkpoint in Aleppo try to force Nuri to take from them?
(a) A camera.
(b) Money.
(c) A gun.
(d) Drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the island Nuri and Afra initially land on after leaving Turkey on a boat?

2. What mistake do the kings in Nuri's story to Mohammed in Part II make?

3. What does Nuri pick of off a tree in the garden and take inside for Afra?

4. What does the new resident at the B and B wear that the Moroccan man thinks is strange?

5. What is the name of the English social worker who helps Nuri and Afra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mohammed's greatest fear about the journey from Turkey to Greece?

2. In Part II, why is it so hard for Nuri to see that he can still make Afra a little bit happy?

3. Who does Nuri begin to see appearing in the garden of the bed and breakfast in Part I and why is this so extraordinary?

4. In Part I, what does Nuri tell Afra he is waiting for before he can take her to the doctor?

5. What does Nuri attribute Mustafa's choice to send Dahab and Aya away from Syria so early to?

6. What does Nuri occasionally bring Afra in an effort to keep the emotional connection between them?

7. What does Nuri find in the garden of the bed and breakfast that he is delighted with?

8. What is strange about Nuri's sleeping habits at the bed and breakfast?

9. What does the smuggler tell everyone in Part II to do as they cross the sea?

10. Why does it take Nuri so long to leave Aleppo after the violence begins there?

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