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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Mina meet Pete Jones?
2. Where does Pete Jones fight for the U.S. Army?
3. Who learns to adapt mannerisms and behavior to appear less threatening to American authorities in Part IV?
4. Where does the stranger in the chapter "How to Rob an Armenian Jewelry Store" say he is originally from?
5. What does Mazen do when Mina's mother reacts badly in the chapter titled "How Not to Treat Your Child After an Accident"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rasheed say Mina should wear so the women in the refugee camp will trust her more?
2. What affliction does one woman tell Mina she has in Part IV that Mina can find no physical cause for?
3. How did Rasheed help two Iraqi gay men get settled in Europe?
4. What does the scent of cardamom mean to Mina and the writer?
5. What can Mina not help thinking about women from Deir-ez-Zor?
6. In Part III, how does Mina's mother react after the car accident in her childhood?
7. What happened to Linda Abdullah's father at the end of his life?
8. How did Mazen first begin reestablishing contact with Mina after some years of estrangement?
9. What happens in Cologne on New Year's Eve that impacts Europe's attitudes towards refugees?
10. What destroys the writer's family home in Lebanon eventually?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Alameddine chooses for Mina, the narrator, to address the unnamed writer as "you" throughout the novel? How does this choice affect the reader's ability to connect with both Mina's and the writer's perspectives? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Mina ultimately help Sumaiya to end her own life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusion.
Essay Topic 3
How and why does Alameddine use humor most effectively in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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