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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the unnamed writer say when a reader asks what his biggest losses from the worst years of the AIDS crisis were?
(a) He says he needs to write his response.
(b) He says he does not know.
(c) He says the question is too personal.
(d) He names the names of lost friends.

2. What is one of the first things Mina and the others help Sumaiya and her family do?
(a) Open a bank account.
(b) Get a hotel.
(c) Register with the police.
(d) Cook food.

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

4. Who translates for her mother in Part I?
(a) Rezi.
(b) Asma.
(c) Hoya.
(d) Winnie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francine once do with people on the street who ask for money in Chicago?

2. Where is the unnamed writer when he tries on a dress for the first time?

3. What does Mina suspect is wrong with Sumaiya as soon as she sees her in Part I?

4. How does Mina think the writer's family feels about him?

5. How does Mina meet Jennifer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mina remember her mother spending a lot of extra money on when she was a child?

2. In "You Made Me Do It," who encourages Mina to write about her experiences and why?

3. What does Mina buy for the children in "The Little Rascals Go to Camp" and how does this turn out?

4. What is one of Emma's most defining characteristics, according to Mina?

5. Who did Mina worship as a young child and try to model herself after?

6. Why is Mina's being a woman significant in her work as a doctor with the refugees?

7. Why has Emma asked Mina to come help on Lesbos?

8. In "Doctors in Drag," why does the family ask Mina if she is a man?

9. Why is Mina estranged from her parents and siblings except for Mazen?

10. In "You, the Nervous Wreck," what does Mina say is the influence of the writer's work on her decisions?

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