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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. How old does Sami remember he was when he was on vacation and fell out of a boat?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

2. What is the weather like when Sami and his family get on the boat in Chapter 12?
(a) Clear and cold.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Windy.
(d) Clear and warm.

3. What does a boy look like in Chapter 6 who tells a man that his house was bombed and he lost his father, sister, grandmother, and uncle?
(a) Black hair and black eyes.
(b) Brown hair and brown eyes.
(c) Blond hair and blue eyes.
(d) Brown hair and green eyes.

4. While Joseph's father gets gas in Chapter 3, on the radio what store does a woman say she was near when the bomb went off?
(a) Scullers.
(b) Urbana.
(c) Damascus Desserts.
(d) Chocolaatae Hut.

5. Where does Sami's father plan to sell their car?
(a) Aleppo.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Tartus.
(d) Tripoli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did AAadam have to do to earn money for a boat?

2. How many people in Chapter 12 are on the dinghy that capsizes?

3. When Sami are taken to a village and locked in a room with others after flying into Istanbul, about how many people are in the room?

4. What type of bag does Joseph's dad put in the trunk when he takes Sami home after the bombing?

5. In Chapter 8, what do Sami and Aadam draw for Sara?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the second place Sami and his family are taken after they arrive in Turkey?

2. Where are Sami and his family taken by truck in Chapter 13, and who meets them?

3. Why is Zeina calling her school when Sami comes home after the bombing?

4. What does Sami notice at the hospital when Uncle Tony takes him to see his mother and sister?

5. What does a woman on the radio say about the bombing at the mall to a reporter?

6. In Chapter 8, what to Sami and Aadam do to try to entertain Sara?

7. As Sami and his family leave Syria, what does he remember getting used to because of the war?

8. Why is Sara, Sami's sister not talking after the bombing?

9. Where are Sami and his family going, and why is Sami not allowed to pack a suitcase?

10. Why does Sami's mother tell him they are moving in Chapter 4?

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