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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the writer visit Asma in Part IV, long after meeting her on Lesbos?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Malmo.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) London.

2. How many marines are killed in Beirut in the 1980s?
(a) 67.
(b) 241.
(c) 123.
(d) 800.

3. What smell does the unnamed writer's father say he can smell inexplicably close to his death?
(a) Humus.
(b) Tumeric.
(c) Cardamom.
(d) Sugar.

4. What does Rasheed bring to share with Mina and Asma in the very beginning of Part I?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Chocolate chip cookies.
(d) Tea.

5. What does Sumaiya say she likes about Mina's appearance in Part III?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her figure.
(c) Her jewelry.
(d) Her clothes.

6. What work does Mazen do?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Writing.
(d) Financial management.

7. Who does Mina wait for in the hotel in the chapter titled "How to Rob an Armenian Jewelry Store"?
(a) Rasheed.
(b) Hazem.
(c) Emma.
(d) Myron.

8. What kind of shipping container does Mina meet patients in in Part IV?
(a) An Isobox.
(b) A Gooti.
(c) A Bimo.
(d) A Reley.

9. What kind of plant does Lubna encourage Mina to buy in Chicago?
(a) Hibiscus.
(b) Thyme.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Jasmine.

10. Which mythical figure flew too close to the sun and ended up dying?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Winlet.
(c) Fios.
(d) Icarus.

11. Who does Mina think Mazen's son looks most like?
(a) Their father.
(b) Mazen.
(c) Their brother Firas.
(d) Her.

12. What kind of mess does Mina think that Lesbos is when she arrives?
(a) A somewhat humane one.
(b) A supernatural one.
(c) A man-made one.
(d) A manageable one.

13. About how much does the Turkish mafia charge refugees for the passage of each person?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $8,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $3,000.

14. Why does Mazen give up his hotel room in Part IV?
(a) For a refugee couple on their honeymoon.
(b) For people running an animal shelter.
(c) For a group of young children.
(d) For a sick woman.

15. In Part IV, what does the old woman steal from a young volunteer?
(a) Her car keys.
(b) Her cell phone.
(c) Her entire purse and its contents.
(d) Her wallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pete Jones fight for the U.S. Army?

2. Who talks to Sumaiya and Sammy that Mazen does not like in the chapter "Avoid Getting Liver Cancer if you Can"?

3. What kind of car did Mina want to buy?

4. What was one of the unnamed writer's favorite books from his youth?

5. What did Sumaiya ask Sammy to do if she did not live to cross with him and their daughters?

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