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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 insects' sounds does Nuri remember hearing in Athens?
2. What food does Nuri find and cook for hemself and Afra in Part III in Leros?
3. In Leros, what times are the gates to the refugee area locked at night?
4. How does Afra tell the doctor she became blind?
5. What does Afra tell the doctor about Nuri?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part III, what does Nuri write to Mustafa to say has brought him joy to hear?
2. In Part III, what does Nuri overhear a man in the camp telling his young daughter?
3. What does Nuri remember about his father's reaction to him not wanting to work in his father's store?
4. In Part IV, why is Nuri concerned about the twin boys in the camp in Greece?
5. In Part IV, what story does Angeliki tell Nuri about Odysseus?
6. In Part III, why does the aid worker Neil feel awkward explaining the premises at Athens to Nuri?
7. In Part III, what does the aid worker tell Nuri about the history of the island of Leros, where the refugee camp is?
8. In Part III, what does Nuri leave for Mohammed in the camp in Leros before he and Afra move on to Athens?
9. In Part III, what does Angeliki tell Nuri about her condition and circumstances?
10. In Part III, what does Nuri go to some trouble to find and buy for Mohammed, even though he has not seen Mohammed for a while?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Nuri need the illusion of Mohammed, and when does it become clear that Mohammed is a creation of Nuri's imagination? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Afra Ibrahim's art is so special and moving to people, even the pieces she does after she loses her eyesight? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Nuri is so unwilling to admit that he might be suffering from the effects of the trauma of the loss, violence, and grief he has experienced and witnessed? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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