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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) Berlin.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) New York.

2. In Part II, where does Mina see the unnamed writer?
(a) Rome.
(b) Moria.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Barcelona.

3. Why does Samaiya's family ask if Mina is a man?
(a) They can not believe a woman would be a doctor.
(b) They knew a doctor who dressed in drag so he could visit female patients.
(c) They trust male doctors more.
(d) They think she is a man in drag.

4. What is one of the first things Mina and the others help Sumaiya and her family do?
(a) Open a bank account.
(b) Get a hotel.
(c) Register with the police.
(d) Cook food.

5. What does a young blonde volunteer scream at on the beach in Part II?
(a) A gun.
(b) A crab.
(c) A shark.
(d) A rainbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Emma romantically partnered with in Part I?

2. Who asks Mina to come work with refugees in Part I?

3. Why does seeing the writer frightened and battered in Moria feel disorienting to Mina?

4. Who translates for her mother in Part I?

5. What does one woman decorate her pantry with who the writer speaks with?

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