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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Francine want to live in America?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) California.
(d) Chicago.

2. What kind of rental car does Mina drive in Part I?
(a) An Opel.
(b) A Mazda.
(c) A Ford.
(d) A Hyundai.

3. Why did both Mina and the writer leave home at first?
(a) To get an education.
(b) Because of war.
(c) To follow a lover.
(d) To make their parents happy.

4. Where was Mina born?
(a) Poland.
(b) Greece.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Libya.

5. Who is Mina's brother that she will be seeing soon in Part I?
(a) Rasheed.
(b) Elon.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Mazen.

6. Who taught Mina how to drive originally?
(a) Her mother.
(b) An instructor.
(c) Her father.
(d) Mazen.

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

8. Who led the charge to cut Mina out of the family, according to Mina?
(a) Aida and Mazen.
(b) Her father and Mazen.
(c) Firas and her father.
(d) Firas and Aida.

9. Where is the unnamed writer when he tries on a dress for the first time?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Rio di Janeiro.
(d) Paris.

10. Where did Mina's father used to take the family on trips to?
(a) Homs.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Baath.
(d) Deir ez-Zor.

11. Who first sees the unnamed writer in Greece?
(a) Mina's mother.
(b) Emma.
(c) Francine.
(d) Mazen.

12. What skill does Mina have that makes her particularly valuable in dealing with refugees?
(a) She speaks Arabic.
(b) She can count money.
(c) She is good at calming people down.
(d) She can cook very well.

13. What does Francine say about women like Mina's mother in Part II?
(a) They are to be pitied.
(b) They are there to support men.
(c) They should not have children.
(d) They are ahead of their time.

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

15. What does the unnamed writer say heels are for him?
(a) Oppression.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Liberation.
(d) Purgatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mina's mother come to as a young country girl in Part II?

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

3. Who translates for her mother in Part I?

4. Who accompanies Mina and Jennifer on their trip to Indonesia?

5. Where does Mina recall meeting the writer unofficially some years earlier?

(see the answer keys)

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