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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 ward and level of the hospital does Sami find his mother and sister?
(a) Ward 4, Level 3.
(b) Ward 3, Level 3.
(c) Ward 5, Level 2.
(d) Ward 1, Level 2.

2. In Chapter 9, whose phone does Aadam use to call his mother?
(a) Zeina's.
(b) Tarek's.
(c) An old woman's.
(d) An old man's.

3. What did AAadam have to do to earn money for a boat?
(a) Clean hog pens.
(b) Clean toilets.
(c) Run errands.
(d) Beg.

4. In Chapter 6, what snack does Sami's mother have for him and Sara?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Peanut butter and celery.
(c) Carrots and celery.
(d) Pringles.

5. How much money did a stubbly-bearded guy who spoke fluent English save up before he had to send half of the money to his father for emergency surgery?
(a) $11,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $9,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the al-Hafez's maid?

2. What food does Joseph's mother send home with Sami when his mother and sister come home?

3. When did Sami build the Meccano car he finds in his room when he starts to pack?

4. How many suitcases is Sami allowed to take with him when he and his family leave Syria?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transportation is waiting for Sami and his family when they reach Greece?

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

3. In Chapter 1, why are the students at Sami's school sent home?

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

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

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

7. Why does Sami try to steal money from his father, and what happens when he does?

8. Why does Sami's father refuse to consider taking Aadam with them?

9. In Chapter 4, how long has Sami had a helicopter drone, and why has he hardly flown it?

10. What happened to Aadam's family?

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