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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (My Mother and the Can Opener - Trans Tiresias and the Great Goddesses).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the unnamed writer traveling from when he first came to Lesbos?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Beirut.
(c) New York.
(d) Berlin.

2. What does Francine remind Mina she is in Lesbos to do at the very end of Part II?
(a) Eat well.
(b) Help refugees, not hang out with Emma.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Find herself.

3. Who does Emma see the writer talking to, as she tells it to Mina in Part I?
(a) Mazen.
(b) Nickolaos.
(c) A child.
(d) A policeman.

4. What group of volunteers is one of the most effective on the island in Part I?
(a) The Americorps volunteers.
(b) The young Spanish lifeguards.
(c) The older Peace Corps volunteers.
(d) The Greek Coast Guard.

5. Where did Mina and Mazen first meet after her estrangement from the family?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Venice.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Wales.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Rania Kassem's husband?

2. Who first sees the unnamed writer in Greece?

3. What does a young blonde volunteer scream at on the beach in Part II?

4. Who did smugglers buy a lot of wooden boats from before Emma arrived?

5. What did Mina's mother spend all the spare money on when Mina was a child?

(see the answer key)

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