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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. Where does Nuri tell Mustafa in an email from Leros he hopes he and Afra will be leaving for soon?
(a) Callais.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Athens.
(d) Berlin.

2. What insects' sounds does Nuri remember hearing in Athens?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Cicadas.
(d) Carpenter ants.

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

4. What does Lucy Fisher tell Nuri after his asylum interview?
(a) Not to blame his wife if they are not granted asylum.
(b) Not to tell his friends about his interview.
(c) Not to lose hope.
(d) Not to go back to Syria before the verdict.

5. What story does Angeliki tell Nuri about Odysseus in Part IV?
(a) How Odysseus killed the Minotaur.
(b) How Odysseus was killed by Trygon's tail.
(c) How Odysseus had his men tie him to the ship's mast to resist the sirens.
(d) How Odysseus charted the constellations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nuri get at the old asylum building in Part III?

2. On Leros, what good news does Mustafa share with Nuri in an email?

3. What does Mustafa say he will tell Nuri about when he finally sees him in England?

4. What does Afra do after telling the doctor the story of how Sami died?

5. What does Afra tell the doctor about Nuri?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what does Angeliki tell Nuri about her condition and circumstances?

2. In Part III, what does Nuri leave for Mohammed in the camp in Leros before he and Afra move on to Athens?

3. In Part IV, what does Afra tell the doctor about her concerns about Nuri?

4. What kind of deal do Nuri and Afra make with the smuggler in Athens?

5. In Part III, what does the Moroccan man tell Diomande is the problem with his story?

6. What does Nuri remember about his father's reaction to him not wanting to work in his father's store?

7. In Part IV, what does Nuri finally write back to Mustafa in an email?

8. In Part IV, what does Angeliki tell Nuri about her great sorrow?

9. In Part IV, what does Nadim do to Nuri that shocks Nuri?

10. In Part III, what does Nuri write to Mustafa to say has brought him joy to hear?

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