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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the ferry take the refugees from Lesbos?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Athens.
(d) Berlin.

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

3. What was Mina's birth name?
(a) Hazen.
(b) Henry.
(c) Ayman.
(d) Firas.

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

5. 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.

6. What happens to Rania Kassem's husband?
(a) He is taken by the Syrian authorities and never returns.
(b) He joins Daesh.
(c) He drowns trying to cross into Europe.
(d) He flees to America.

7. What kind of rental car does Emma drive in Part II?
(a) Mazda.
(b) Honda.
(c) Subaru.
(d) Hyundai.

8. What does Mina buy some children in Part II?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Ham sandwiches.
(c) Chocolate bars.
(d) Pasta.

9. Who calls the unnamed writer "sister"?
(a) Mira.
(b) Celso.
(c) Mina.
(d) Helen.

10. Where does Mina choose her name?
(a) In Indonesia.
(b) In London.
(c) In Lesbos.
(d) In Berlin.

11. Who was Mina's first romantic partner?
(a) Helen.
(b) Francine.
(c) Mira.
(d) Jennifer.

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

13. What classification of his work does the unnamed writer say embarrasses him?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) History.
(c) Literary winner.
(d) Literature.

14. Who is the Palestinian who asks Mina to help him in Part I?
(a) Robart.
(b) Rasheed.
(c) Sam.
(d) Mazen.

15. Where did Mina's father often hunt?
(a) Homs.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Angkor Waat.
(d) Dei-ez-Zor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rania Kassem go after leaving the camp?

2. Why does Mina think the orangutan does not attack her in Part II?

3. How does Mina meet Jennifer?

4. What does Mina remember about going hunting with her father?

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

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