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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What anomaly does Mina observe in the tent of the refugee camp at Sumaiya's bedside table in Part IV?
(a) A stained glass window.
(b) A lamp shaped like the Eiffel Tower.
(c) A box of fine chocolates.
(d) A glass menagerie.

2. How does Mina meet Pete Jones?
(a) He is her neighbor.
(b) He is Francine's cousin.
(c) He is a former colleague.
(d) He is a former student.

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

4. What event increases anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe that the narrator notes in the chapter "Every Country Gets the Refugees it Deserves"?
(a) The 2018 Hellman incident.
(b) The 2009 Barcelona bombings.
(c) The 2015 Paris attacks.
(d) The 2005 London bombings.

5. Who expedites the application of Sumaiya's family for asylum?
(a) Riki.
(b) Emma.
(c) Rasheed.
(d) Mazen.

6. Who does Mina tell Asma she has lost and mourned?
(a) Her wife.
(b) Her own father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her child.

7. What does Sammy say happened to him in jail in Syria?
(a) He was made to so slave labor.
(b) He was treated well.
(c) He was tortured.
(d) He was given a court date.

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

9. What does Mazen say about Mina's driving skills in Part III?
(a) He says he is surprised she ever learned to drive.
(b) He says whoever taught her to drive must be a genius, because it was him.
(c) He says she is a competent driver.
(d) He says she is a terrible driver.

10. What do the journalists say that makes Mazen really lose his temper?
(a) Sammy never really had to leave his home country.
(b) Not all refugees really love their daughters.
(c) Mazen looks dirty.
(d) Refugees can find other ways to make money besides sex work.

11. Who made the wings to escape from the island where the Minotaur was born?
(a) Pasiphae.
(b) Roman.
(c) Daedalus.
(d) Minos.

12. Where does Pete Jones eventually do some service work after he is discharged from the army?
(a) The Congo.
(b) Malawi.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Syria.

13. What does one woman Mina examines complain of in Part IV that Mina can find no cause for?
(a) Her hair falling out.
(b) Her eyes clouding over.
(c) Her tongue and words feeling heavy.
(d) Her hand hurting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mazen give up his hotel room in Part IV?

2. What kind of car does Mina end up buying in Part III?

3. What does the old woman in Part IV from Deir ez-Zor tell Mazen?

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

5. Who did Mina try to "steal a bath" from when she was a child?

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