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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 does Rania Kassem go after leaving the camp?
(a) Spain.
(b) Austria.
(c) England.
(d) Hungary.

2. Who did smugglers buy a lot of wooden boats from before Emma arrived?
(a) The coast guard.
(b) The Americans.
(c) The Germans.
(d) Turkish fishermen.

3. How does Mina meet Jennifer?
(a) She is one of her professors.
(b) She is a friend of a friend.
(c) She is a neighbor.
(d) She is a co-worker.

4. What does Mina suspect is wrong with Sumaiya as soon as she sees her in Part I?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Terminal cancer.
(c) Flu.
(d) Lupus.

5. What does Mina do for a living?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francine remind Mina she is in Lesbos to do at the very end of Part II?

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

3. What significant event does Mina miss by being in Lesbos in Part I?

4. How does Mina describe the sea in "Here Comes the Boat"?

5. Who is one of Mina's brothers?

(see the answer key)

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