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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. In Chapter 7, what color headscarf is a woman wearing who wants to stroke Sami's cheeks?

2. In Chapter 13, how long has Sami had the shoes he is wearing?

3. How old is Sami when his family leaves Syria?

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

5. In Chapter 5, how long does it take Sami's family to drive to Beirut?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where are Sami and his family taken after they land in Istanbul?

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

5. How does Sami help Aadam call his mother?

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

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

8. What is bombed in Chapter 1, and why is Sami concerned?

9. How did Aadam get to Turkey?

10. What happened to Aadam's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Tarek and his family arrive in England, he asks for asylum. Why does Tarek ask for asylum?

Essay Topic 2

Sami struggles to accept his father's authority. What type of relationship does Sami have with his father at the beginning of Boy, Everywhere? How and why does their relationship change?

Essay Topic 3

Sami struggles to fit in and acclimate to life in England. How does Sami feel about living in England? Why does he struggle to fit in and acclimate to his new life?

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