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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy Fisher tell Nuri about preparing for his asylum interview?

2. What does Mohammed call Nuri?

3. What did Mustafa once tell Nuri the bee pheromones smell like?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Nuri describe how Afra was before the war?

6. Who first sparks Nuri's interest in beekeeping, and what is that person's own history with beekeeping?

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

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

9. When does Mustafa finally decide it is time to leave Syria?

10. In Part II, what does the man from Morocco bring for Nuri to cheer him up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think are some of the reasons Nuri is initially attracted to bees and beekeeping in Syria? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Mustafa feel at least partially responsible for his own son Firas's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does the process of the asylum interview in the United Kingdom, and the particular questions the interviewer asks Nuri, affect Nuri's state of mind? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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