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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, how long has it been since Aadam left home?

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

3. What type of boat do Sami and his family travel on in Chapter 12?

4. Where is Tarek's money tied up?

5. What ward and level of the hospital does Sami find his mother and sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the condition of Sami's mother and sister when he sees them in the hospital?

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

3. What happened to Aadam's family?

4. How did Aadam get to Turkey?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Boy, Everywhere, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Sami’s family leaves Syria. Why does his family leave Syria and why do they have to leave illegally?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Boy, Everywhere take place? How does Sami feel about the different places he goes and why?

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